With the advancements in technology, the attention span of an average human has decreased to eight seconds, which was recorded as 12 seconds until the year 2000. Today, the ability to concentrate has turned selective; a person can concentrate more on the things that attract him/her or the things that drive their interest, even the students are turning choosy in focusing on the subjects. The concentration level of every student varies, some may have a very good concentration power while other students may lack in focusing or concentration. The advent of technology along with the increasing use of social media has diverted student’s attention to a greater margin and, it has affected the level of productivity.
Apart from social media, there are various factors that distract students’ concentrating power, such as difficulty in understanding the subject, higher interest in co-curricular activities or even stress and anxiety can affect a child’s focus and performance. Today’s students get easily distracted, for example, they find it difficult to read a page full of content in a single flow because they want to use mobiles, laptops, social media websites or play games. The list is long and each child has its own weakness. The decrease in the ability to stay focused often affects the child and his/her performance at the school/college. Listed below are some of the top ways which can help a student maintain his concentration and confidence even a day before the exam -
1. Create Your Own Study Pattern –
By creating an own study pattern, you will be able to evaluate the level of preparation and concentration required for each topic and subject. This can help an individual concentrate more on the complex subjects, and this will automatically make you understand the general topics easily.
2. Meditation –
Meditating can help you stay focused throughout the day. During meditation, a person, in general, concentrates on the breathing. This way by practicing meditation one can keep his mind calm and the concentration level of individual increases. This majorly helps in staying focused during exams.
3. Get a Goodnight’s Sleep –
Sleep is the most hazardous thing to happen during an exam. It can easily distract students in the exams and by this, the concentration level will automatically fall down. Sleep can make a student forget all the things he/she has studied for the exam for a very long time. So, students should have good sleep at the night before the exam day, this will also keep the mind fresh and helps in remembering the answers easily and quickly.
4. Do Not Take Stress –
Stressing over exams may turn as a major disadvantage to the students. Stress tends to make you nervous and this will completely decrease the level of concentration during exams. Do not stress over the things that you have not studied, concentrate more on the things you know very well and answer them first. Students find it difficult to stay focused during exams when the stress hits them, and this will result in poor performance in the exams.
5. Study According to the Exam Pattern –
By understanding the pattern of the exam, it will help in knowing the difficulty and the level of concentration required during the exam. This process will guide us to know the pattern of questions and makes it easier to focus more on weak subjects.
With the digitalized life, the attention span of an average person has gone lower than that of a goldfish. This generations’ attention span depends on their level of interest on the subject or the way it is presented. The technology has increased the expectations of students in the process of learning; they always tend to concentrate much on the things that drive their attention. To make the students concentrate the schools and colleges are coming up with various and unique ways of teaching which will be easy to remember for a long period. Concentration is the most required element a student should have during exams and being focused can help the students to complete the exams effortlessly.
