Exam preparation

I have begun exam preparation in earnest. It is has been years since I have sat an exam and to tell the truth I find it hard to believe that the topic "Cultural Politics in Education" has an exam at all...surely the better way to explore such a subject and learn about it (which is the point I presume) is not to learn facts for and exam but to write essays exploring the topic in depth...but...that is not the case. So I am carefully reading over the notes I have made for the readings and creating tables of theories and concepts (and reading the readings I missed because I was concentrating too much on the issue of class for my major essay - which I did very poorly in). Anyway, luckily it is a rainy day so I don't feel so bad for having to stay inside and study. My partner is reading through my essay due on the 12th about creating a profile for a Year 7/8 and year 11/12 student based on Piagetian theories about cognitive development so as to develop a profile with reference to my KLA (Human Society and It's Environment). Sounds simple huh! Well....he is picking it apart with a fine tooth comb...after my last disastrous results I need a critical eye going over my work - have lost quite a bit of confidence after that performance. I could clearly see when I got my essay back that i had really sat on the fence, not argued a point, not mentioned theory enough and generally wrote a very poor essay....but I am determined to better in the exam and to do better in this last essay....then enjoy a nice long break ; )