How to score high in JAMB

The JAMB examination is fast approaching, and many prospective University students are looking for how to score high in the exam. This entrance examination used to be paper-written, but now is a  CBT exam. To succeed in this exam, you should be computer literate and also ready in other ways. In the course of this article, we will be taking you through a practical guide on how to score high in JAMB. Without further ado, let us delve in.

Practical Steps On How To Score High In Jamb 

Here are actionable steps that you should take in other to ace a high score in Jamb. You cannot afford to depend on luck, or minimal preparation to get high scores in JAMB.

1. Since The JAMB Exam Is In CBT Form, Learn How To Use A Computer 

Not all secondary schools in Nigeria have computers for their students. This implies that prior to writing your JAMB exam; you might not know how to use a computer. The first step is to get you acquainted with using a computer. You should be able to solve questions with speed, because your CBT (Computer Based Test) JAMB exam is timed and written with a desktop computer. The actionable way of getting yourself acquainted with solving JAMB questions with a computer is to go to a lesson center and learn try out some CBT practice tests. There is online software that you can also install in your PC (Laptop), to learn how to take CBT JAMB exams.

2. Curate A Study Timetable And Get The JAMB Syllabus

The next actionable step that you should take in light of trying to score high in Jamb is to create a study timetable and get a study syllabus. Your Jamb study time table should be a realistic one that has study goals that can you reach at the end of each day. This will help you fight procastination, and help you cover your materials.

Alongside your study timetable will be your JAMB Syllabus. The purpose of your JAMB syllabus is to help the student to get a grip of topics that are under each subject that they opted to write in the JAMB exam. 

3. Download Past Questions 

After learning how to use a computer, and getting a syllabus alongside a study timetable, the next step will be to download past questions. The JAMB past questions sets the tone of your studies. With your past questions, you should be able to get used to how the questions will come at you, and the best way to go about them.

Studying alongside your JAMB past questions, helps you in a way that the questions in the examination will not look foreign. It is better to be familiar with the JAMB questions format and structure.  With the past questions that you downloaded, you can test your speed and ability to cope with the coming heat of the exam. Most people don’t score high grades in JAMB because they are timed out due to their sluggish approach to the question solving. Use Jamb past questions to brace you.

 4. Don’t Over Study, Take Regular Intervals

According research, reading excessively has negative impact on your brains retention rate. To score high in JAMB, you need to be able to retain most of what your studied. If you can’t retain them, you will be blank and fail some JAMB questions, leading to low scores. In light of this, higher retention is proportional to higher JAMB scores.

This is why the actionable thing a JAMBITE should do is to study at regular intervals. Taking intervals will help to freshen up your mind and give you the necessary energy boost to continue reading, and storing much-needed information.

5. Never Ever Use Cramming In Your JAMB Exam Preparation 

Cramming study materials is a very common practice with Nigerian students. Downloading JAMB past questions and cramming the questions and answer is a big No! The downside of this study approach is that you will wind up with anxiety and stress. What if the JAMB question comes from another angle? How will you go about it?

It is best to learn the main concepts of a given topic in a subject, than to cram. Understanding the subject in your own way is better than cramming study materials. If the question comes out in a way that requires critical thinking, the materials you crammed will not help you. Also what noting is that after cramming, any feeling of anxiety, can lead to you experiencing a blank. In other to score high in JAMB, study to learn, not to cram and memorize materials.

6. Prepare For Your Examination Day 

This list will not be complete without elucidating the need to prepare for the main day. You need to prepare well in order reduce the unset of anxiety. Follow the guidelines for your CBT center. There are JAMB CBT centers riddled across Nigeria. Be sure to be on your venue on time, and avoid indulging in anything that can be implicating.

Most CBT centers usually have security operatives like Civil Defense corps and Police men crawling around them. Exam Malpractice is a punishable offence under the umbrella of the Nigerian law. Don’t impersonate, carry alien materials or break exam regulations.

Conclusion

With the above elucidated guide, you should be set straight on how to go about getting a high score in JAMB. The best takeaway in this guide is to avoid cramming. Go for conceptual learning in your JAMB study process.