OPINION! Dr. Georg Mondwurf, responsible for Abitur examination questions in Bremen: "Nobody has to be afraid of the Abitur"

Many students plague high school fears. Dr. Georg Mondwurf, senior teacher and responsible for the Abitur exam questions in Bremen, makes pupils Courage: An interview about why Time management the Things to Learn helps and which ones Strategies are ideal.

Dr. phil. Georg Mondwurf is a senior teacher, born in 1963 and has been a teacher in Bremerhaven since 1994. After receiving his doctorate in May 2001, he was a visiting lecturer from 2002 to 2009 University Oldenburg and has been a department head at a school center in Bremerhaven since 2007. Since 2009, Mondwurf has been a consultant in Department 21 (History) of the Senator for Education and Science (SfBW) in Bremen, where he is responsible for the Abitur exam questions.

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Mr. Dr. Moonlight, is there any guarantee of a successful high school diploma?

First of all: none Anxiety from exam stress. Regular and active participation in class, i.e. the Preparation as well as the constructive cooperation and follow-up are definitely the best guarantees for a successful Abitur. There are also many good learning strategies.

How do these strategies look like?

For me personally, good time management is essential to keep exam stress as low as possible. That means knowing how to organize learning material. I recommend setting up a long-term work plan that, if disciplined, will give you enough time to take a break just before the exam.

But are not it just these pauses, in which anxious thoughts of the examination sneak into the head?

It depends on the type of breaks. Walks or sporting activities are ideal to dismantle excess adrenaline. And most of the brainstorms do not occur at the desk, but rather on the bike or during jogging. Fresh air can break learning blocks. Please also think about the regular airing of the workroom!

"How do I cope with all the learning material?" Is probably the most common student question on internet forums. Can this be answered in general?

Yes! I think it is very important that the examinee has an instrument of suitable learning methods and learning strategies and does not start trying them out at the last minute. Many Competencies - such as making a mind map - you have to train in the long term. If you have to take an oral exam, you shouldn't have kept quiet about the teacher for three years in class.

What is the purpose of using past examinations and exam questions? Is this really a good learning method?

I think that makes sense Method. However, they should Tasks the exams of the upper level already consistently prepare for the type of task of the Abitur examination. The tasks should form a thematic unit if possible. A good example of such an approach (but for sure not the only one!) is about the Duden series “100 exam questions Abitur”.

Why does this make sense methodically?

Small-step tasks with many tasks that are not related to the content do not correspond to this Sinn the Abitur examination and should therefore also be avoided in the preparatory exams. The examinees must have the opportunity in good time to make independent contributions as well as to be independent in structuring, then it will also work with the Abitur examination.