Why students perform poor in exams?

                          Have you ever heard exams without any fear? The answer will be NO? Without second thought. Whether you are genius like Einstein or an average student, no one can escape from the ghost of examination stress. Stress is the major factor responsible for underperformance in examination. Children generally do not know how to handle this symptom and perform better.

                 Students perform poor in exams not because they were poor in preparation or they did not study well but because they do not know how to handle the stress during the final hours. We know a lot of friends and seniors whom we never saw with books but at the time of exams they perform relatively better than expected from them. Have you ever tried to figure out the reason anytime? May be your answer would be they are lucky.

But the scientific reason for their better performance without any preparation is that they are not stressed during exams. They remain calm and take exams just as a routine activity. But this does not mean you stop studying and relax.

But there are also few effective steps to combat this situation. You should try the following techniques to effectively counter the ghost of examination stress.

1. Meditation is most effective and tried technique used since ancient time to relax the mind and fight stress. Meditation helps in having better control on your thought process and to improve memory .This activity increases retention power and recall efficacy especially during stress conditions.
2. Yoga helps in keeping body and mind stress free .Yoga helps in releasing serotonin in the brain. This chemical is known to have anxiolytic activity which means it reduces stress and anxiety during the final few minutes.
3. Sports involving physical activity also assist in reliving stress by secreting serotonin in the brain. At least 30 minutes should be spent on games or general exercise .This well help increasing retention power.
4. Music is the oldest remedy for fighting stress, students should listen to music for at least 30 minutes everyday to relieve stress.

Using these few simple methods students increase their retention power, improve memory and enhance the recall capacity during examination.

Best of Luck for future exams…………….