First semester final exams have come and gone, and Second Semester is here. This is the last set of courses before the end of the year. For some students it just means summer holidays before it starts again in September. For other students, these marks are going to make a difference to what program you get into in College or University. These marks matter. Maybe you did great in the first semester and feel you can coast. Maybe you didn’t do so great in the first semester and you are retaking some course again this semester. Whatever your situation, you want to do your best and have a little stress as possible. The best way to ensure this is to “start early”. What does that mean, you ask? Read on and find out more.
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Studying and learning material from a course and getting a good grade in the course and performing well on a final exam are not necessarily the same thing. It is a common misconception that if you’re studying and doing well on term work that you’re a sure win on the final exam. Not true. A final exam is a one-time event where all the material and body of knowledge from the entire term for a particular course is tested.
Exam time is fast approaching and the goal is to get collect as many marks as possible on the exam. The easiest way to collect marks is to minimize the number of “silly” mistakes made. What are silly mistakes? I’m not even sure I can replicate all the silly mistakes I have seen, notice and point out to students that cost students marks. Even students can’t believe the mistakes they make when they get their tests back. Sometimes it costs students that one mark that is the difference between a pass and a fail.
The convenience and apparent on demand appeal of online tutoring can overshadow some of the other factors that result from online tutoring and can end up creating more confusion. Online tutoring is great for the learner that is self motivated, organized, knows exactly what they need help with or who wants to get ahead. However, for the student whose difficulties with the subject are more behavioral, the connection and rapport with the tutor may be of greater importance that just finding someone to help you with the subject. This is where online tutoring may fall short. Not all subjects are suited well for online tutoring while online tutoring is tailor made for tutoring and learning certain subjects.
During the holidays, no one wants to think about studying. That is understandable. It’s a “break”. But, sometimes a situation occurs where studying over the holidays or break is necessary or it is advantageous to take that down time to get caught up or even get ahead! In this post we will consider a few situations when studying over the holidays or break occurs.
I have studied with people from all over the world including people from every continent. One of the advantages of studying a science and language like mathematics, it is global. Something I learnt from studying with students from all over the world, is the respect for education, educators and the responsibility I have in the education process, being the best learner I can possibly be.
Teaching is indeed a skill that not all possess. But learning is a skill too that many don’t possess either nor do many work on developing.