I feel like I study way too much and its not paying off. I confidently take tests because I study so much therefore I know the material... but when I get my
grade back it's average. What gives?
Is there something wrong with my study habits?
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Posts: 6633 (11/19/2009 8:43 PM) |
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FunSized |
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Posts: 2918 (11/19/2009 8:44 PM) |
What are you getting points off for? Multiple choice, fill-in-the-blanks, essays? You could be over-thinking the questions.
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Posts: 1829 (11/19/2009 8:44 PM) |
Perhaps you don't study the right material. You need to concentrate on what you know will be tested over.
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Posts: 1507 (11/19/2009 8:47 PM) |
Why is your grade average. And how do you study? It is hard to say if anything is wrong without knowing that.
It could be that you are studying only the stuff you already know and becoming confident but not spending time on areas that are your biggest challenges. You should look at what you get wrong and if there's a theme, focus on that for a good deal of your studying time. |
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Posts: 6634 (11/19/2009 8:48 PM) |
I do study the correct material because we get a study guide. The exams are usually multiple choice. Its getting really discouraging now. I'm always
studying and I feel like I'm not seeing the rewards. I was a straight A student in high school and now all I want to see are Bs and that's not good.
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kariya the dog |
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Posts: 9737 (11/19/2009 8:54 PM) |
For me the more I studied, the more I failed. If I just skimmed review material over like right before the test or even just winged it, most of the time I did
better than when I sat down and really studied.
And multiple choice tips, the answers are usually b or c. If it's all of the above, choose that. If it's none of the above, don't choose that. It's usually one of the above. I passed a ridiculous amount of tests just by doing that. Granted I wasn't an A student and never was. I was happy if I made a C. And thrilled if I made anything above that. |
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Posts: 1508 (11/19/2009 8:55 PM) |
Well University is a lot harder than high school.
Do you do practise multiple choice questions - like from a study guide or from past exams from the class? |
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Posts: 2920 (11/19/2009 8:59 PM) |
kariya the dog wrote:Totally and completely false. Especially with higher level exams, "all of the above" is sometimes thrown in as a trick, because most people will select that automatically without reading the choices. "None of the above" is a completely valid answer. And as someone who makes up exams on a regular basis, choices "a" and "d" are used just as often as "b" and "c." |
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Posts: 9738 (11/19/2009 9:11 PM) |
I didn't say none of the above wasn't valid I just said it's usually one of the above. Doesn't mean it can't be none of the above.
It's not totally and completely false. It's totally and completely false by what you have your test standards by. That's fine you make your tests that way but when I was in school that's how they did it. Perhaps the classes they have for helping people with tests (yes, there are actual classes for that) have changed. But that's how it was for me 6/7/8 years ago (and yes, that was college). I can definitely say it helped me with many MC tests and even when I thought I knew the answer, the choice was still usually b or c. You don't have to follow my advice or even listen to it. Just saying what helped me. Obviously she's shooting for something higher than a B so what I have to say doesn't mean much as that's really only meant to help you pass, not excel. |
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Posts: 6594 (11/19/2009 9:21 PM) |
Memorizing terms and concepts only gets you so far. The important thing is that you understand the material in such a way that you can explain it to another
person without referring to your notes.
What I used to do was tack outlines up on my wall and I would work through it that way. You can make them as vague or as detailed as you'd like depending on where you are study-wise and what you need to know. It got me through a Zoology class that had multiple choice tests from Hell. |
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aznangelchick88 |
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Posts: 6635 (11/19/2009 9:25 PM) |
I'm a Biology major and I'm getting rocked hard. I don't know what I'm doing wrong. Its driving me nuts right now. I feel like if I study way
too early then I'll forget the material or if I study a few nights before then I'm just cramming everything in.
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KellySD |
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Posts: 1848 (11/19/2009 9:51 PM) |
I had a biology class that sucked big time. All the tests were fill in the blank. Not even a chance to guess!
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Posts: 3912 (11/19/2009 10:15 PM) |
Talking to us probably won't help you much. Go talk to your professors, get tutoring if your school offers it, or maybe study with people from class.
You're better off learning from the people who are doing it right.
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Posts: 6271 (11/19/2009 10:26 PM) |
My studying habits weren't the problem but "Test Taker's Anxiety" was. Seriously, I could never concentrate well on exams I had to take with
other people in the room.
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aznangelchick88 |
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Posts: 6636 (11/19/2009 10:27 PM) |
westcoaster wrote: I've already talked to my professors and other classmates. We're all studying the same way. |
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Posts: 32547 (11/19/2009 10:30 PM) Most Used Emoticons |
westcoaster wrote: ITA. Tutoring and study groups are great resources. If it's still not working, you might want to reconsider your major. |
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Nicks Twinkie |
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Posts: 504 (11/19/2009 10:38 PM) |
westcoaster wrote:Studying with people from my class helped me a lot. Sometimes they had different interpretations of the information and I found that really helpful. |
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