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Unlike in the old times, studying for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination from home can be made easy, thanks to the many digital resources available to students today.
Speaking of study, SS3 students or WAEC candidates must handle it with the utmost alacrity, as it's the key for them to pass their examination with flying colours.
If you're a WASSCE candidate with imminent examinations, you'll find the tips and resources in this article handy for imbibing enough knowledge for each of your subjects and ultimately attaining a high score.
Got a few minutes? Read on below to find out!
Home Study Tips for West African Senior School Certificate Examination Candidates
As deliberated earlier, It's imperative to take your West African Senior School Certificate Examination seriously, as it is the first important exam in your admission journey to higher education.
Ideally, the subjects you pass in your WASSCE will determine the course you'll be qualified for in your university education. Given this, it's only wise to put more effort into the relevant subjects for your intended discipline in school.
That said, your education and overall academic success will hinge on how well you prepare and the amount of knowledge you're able to gain from those preparations.
The most viable means for your education is to get help from a private WAEC tutor, but, for the time being, you can make the most of your study time with the following tips:
Always Study in a Quiet Environment
How much a quiet environment devoid of distraction aids learning cannot be overemphasized. For instance, reading in a room without a TV or people conversing is a no-brainer. This helps keep your mind focused.
Apply Pomodoro in Your Study Sessions
Pomodoro is an old-timer technique used to break work into intervals. Let's face it! It's difficult to concentrate fully for a couple of hours or more without yearning to delve into other activities.
With the Pomodoro technique, which has been developed into various apps and websites, your study or work sessions will be broken into four 30-minute intervals which total 2 hours, with a 5-minute break following each interval.
This way, your brain will relax after each interval, and you can harness the short break to watch a comedy skit, play a video game, or just take a short walk.
Focus-To-Do is a highly recommended Pomodoro app, as it force closes every other activity on your phone and leaves only important ones you've selected.
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Study with Adequate Comfort
Studying in discomfort for your West African Senior School Certificate Examination can be strenuous and uninspiring.
Therefore, you should endeavour to study on something comfortable and at a convenient time, while also ensuring that you have by your side a few treats to slide down your trachea as you study.
Prepare Early and Organize Your Study
It's commonplace for lazy WASSCE candidates to begin to study just when their examination is fast approaching. This can cause a breakdown, and, even worse, you won't be able to imbibe enough knowledge needed for your forthcoming exams.
More importantly, set a study time for each subject in your WASSCE and be disciplined enough to stick to the time so as not to veer off your study plans. This is particularly important for Mathematics, English Language, and science subjects such as Biology.
Employ Different Techniques for Different Subjects
It's a no-brainer that science subjects such as Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, and Biology require some level of technicality that you can brush up on with consistent practice. Alternatively, memorization is apt for subjects such as History, Government, and English Language.
Prioritize Subjects by Importance
West African Senior School Certificate Examination candidates are advised to first brush up on the subjects they find the most difficult and tackle the less challenging ones after.
This way, you'll still be able to work on a less demanding subject after having been exhausted doing the herculean ones like Biology and Mathematics.
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Helpful Books for WASSCE Preparation
Out there in the physical and digital spheres are books that WAEC examination candidates can harness to effectively study and prepare for their exams. These are usually different from social and science textbooks recommended for WAEC candidates.
They are designed to aid assimilation within the short time available for WAEC candidates to prepare for their exams. In no particular order, below are some of them that you can read:
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Key Points Series
Key Points is pretty popular amongst senior secondary school students in Nigeria. The textbook, which is printed in an unconventionality small form, summarizes blocks of texts from topics in large textbooks.
Concepts are broken into simple terms in such a way that WAEC candidates can grasp more quickly and remember in their exams. Some Key Points books for learning are:
- Key Points in Biology
- Key Points in Agriculture
- Key Points in Economics
- Key Points in the English Language
- Key Points in Physics… and so on.
Past Questions & Answers in WAEC
Past Questions & Answers have been developed into various textbooks for UTME candidates to read, but the good news is that they are also available for WASSCE. You can get one in a bookstore and study the questions rigorously.
Unlike UTME however, it's difficult to keep up with questions set from WAEC inception, so you might want to start learning only questions from the more recent years.
Essential Textbooks Series
For serious WAEC candidates with enough time on their hands, the Essential Textbook Series, which is available in all subjects, including Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics, should suffice for learning.
They're some of the most recommended textbooks, as they're detailed and intelligible for WASSCE candidates when they read them.
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Handy Websites & Apps for WAEC Candidates
There are many websites on which West African Senior School Certificate Examination candidates can study for their exam, a few of which are highlighted below:
Pass.NG
Pass.NG is a popular educational mobile app available on both Android and iOS. On the app are CBT-styled past questions & answers in WAEC, UTME, and NECO.
With consistent practice on this app for an hour or two every day, you'll have brushed up on the nitty-gritty for your forthcoming examination, be it English Language, Biology, or Mathematics exam.
MySchool.ng
A household name in the internet education sphere, MySchool provides candidates across Nigeria with essential information about their examinations and schools.
On the website is a section wherein students can go practise questions from previous WAEC years. English Language, Biology, and Mathematics are some of the subjects available.
What makes MySchool different however is that answers are provided below with intelligible explanations on why they are the correct ones.
Ebooks & PDFs
For students who want to pass their West African Senior School Certificate Examination and can't get the hard copies of textbooks to prepare, soft copies of these books abound on the internet, either in a PDF format or eBook format.
For instance, if you need the Literature book, Lord of the Flies, you can make a search query on Google and use the keywords, " Lord of the Flies PDF". The search engine will return multiple results, and you can click on the ones with PDF in front of them. The download will start automatically.
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How to Get a Private WAEC Tutor to Help You Study
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When it's all said and done, an undeniable fact is that some candidates cannot learn on their own and might need the help of an expert to pass their examination. If this is you, do not fret!
On Superpof, you can easily find a tutor to prepare you so that you can pass any subject you find particularly difficult, be it Mathematics, Biology, English, Physics, or English Language.
Superprof is an online academic hub where students of any discipline can find tutors or professionals to teach them.
For instance, if the English Language is the subject that always proves difficult to you, you can easily contact one of the many English Language tutors and linguists to bring you up to speed before your examination.
There are three options for learning on Superpof, and your preferred tutor will ask you to choose one from the get-go. The learning options are WAEC lessons in your house, online WAEC lessons, and WAEC lessons at your tutor's home or office.
Are online lessons apt for WASSCE preparation in general? This is a reasonable and genuine concern, but the good news is that online lessons are, in fact, very effective and are the most sort after today.
This is because because they allow candidates to learn from the comfort of their abode and without neither of them and their tutors needing to go through the stress of transportation to and from the other's location every day.
Speaking of online lessons, they are held via social video conferencing platforms such as Zoom, Facetime, and Skype. The requirements for learning online are your laptop/smartphone and a good internet connection, and you'll be up and running in no time.
Once you've decided on a learning option, your tutor will offer you a first-time free lesson, which is a great opportunity for you to appraise their teaching method and get to discuss with them which areas of your studies you encounter the most difficulties.
Subsequent lessons after the free one cost between ₦500 to ₦5,000, depending on your tutor.
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