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30-Day MYP eAssessment Study Plan

April 2026 - 12 min read

The eAssessment is approaching and you need a plan. Not a vague intention to "study more" - a concrete, day-by-day schedule that tells you exactly what to work on and when. This 30-day study plan gives you that structure. It is designed for students who have been learning all year and now need to revise, consolidate, and sharpen their knowledge before the exam.

This schedule works for students sitting anywhere from 2 to 4 eAssessment subjects. If you are only taking maths and one science, you will have more time per subject each day - use it to go deeper on your weak areas. If you are sitting four subjects, you will need to be more disciplined about time allocation and may want to extend some study sessions by 15-20 minutes.

The plan is split into four phases: foundation review, deep practice, past papers, and final polish. Each phase builds on the last. Do not skip ahead - the structure exists for a reason.

Before You Start - Preparation

Before Day 1, you need to get organised. This preparation takes about an hour and will save you significant time over the next month.

Tip: Take 30 minutes on Day 0 to do a proper self-assessment. For each topic in each subject, rate yourself 1-5 on confidence. Be brutally honest - nobody else will see this. A 1 means "I have no idea what this is" and a 5 means "I could teach this to someone else." This rating system tells you exactly where to focus your limited time. Any topic rated 1 or 2 needs significant attention in Weeks 1 and 2. Topics rated 3 need practice. Topics rated 4-5 just need maintenance.

Week 1 (Days 1-7): Foundation Review

Goal: Cover all topics at a surface level and identify your real gaps.

This week is about breadth, not depth. You are scanning across all your subjects to refresh your memory and figure out what you actually know versus what you think you know. Many students discover that topics they felt confident about have faded more than expected.

Daily Structure for Week 1

Each study day should follow this pattern:

This gives you roughly 90 minutes of focused study per day. That is enough for Week 1. You will increase the intensity in later weeks. If 90 minutes feels too easy and you want to add a third block, go ahead - but do not exceed 2.5 hours total in Week 1. You are building a habit, not sprinting.

Tip: Use active recall, not passive re-reading. Cover your notes, try to write down everything you remember about a topic, then check what you missed. Research consistently shows this is roughly 3x more effective than simply reading through your notes again. If you catch yourself just highlighting or re-reading, stop and switch to recall practice.

Week 2 (Days 8-14): Deep Practice

Goal: Work through harder topics and practise exam-style questions.

Now that you have scanned everything, it is time to go deep. This week focuses on the topics that actually challenge you - the ones you rated 1-3 in your self-assessment. Resist the temptation to spend all your time on topics you are already good at. It feels productive, but it is not.

Week 2 Focus Areas

Throughout this week, prioritise these four things:

Week 3 (Days 15-21): Past Papers and Timed Practice

Goal: Build exam stamina and practise under realistic timed conditions.

This is where your preparation gets serious. You have reviewed the content and practised the skills - now you need to simulate the actual exam experience. Timed papers are the single most valuable revision activity at this stage.

Tip: When reviewing a past paper, do not just check whether you got the right answer. Categorise each mistake into one of three types. Silly errors - you knew the method but made a calculation or reading mistake. Fix: slow down and double-check key steps. Concept gaps - you did not understand the underlying maths or science. Fix: go back to your notes and relearn that topic. Time pressure - you knew how to do it but ran out of time. Fix: practise speed on easier questions so you have more time for hard ones. Each type of mistake needs a completely different fix, so lumping them all together as "wrong" is not helpful.

Week 4 (Days 22-30): Polish and Confidence

Goal: Final revision, confidence building, and exam readiness.

This is not the week to learn new material. If you do not know something by now, cramming it in the final days is unlikely to help and will increase your stress. Instead, focus on reinforcing what you know, polishing your weak spots, and building the confidence you need to walk into the exam room feeling prepared.

Daily Non-Negotiables

These five habits apply every single day of the 30-day plan, including rest days. They are not optional extras - they directly affect your ability to learn and perform.

What to Do on Exam Day

You have followed the plan. You have done the work. Here is how to make sure exam day goes smoothly.

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