Study habits
I have been a very busy person over the past week studying for a subject that I have an exam for on coming Monday. Unfortunately I decided to undertake this subject externally, bad mistake!! I had done no study (well practically no study) for the subject during the semester, instead I took this time to do other work.
So this week has been solid study to prepare/learn a whole subject for the exam. I don’t think doing another external subject is on the cards for me in the near future.
I thought this sets the scene as a good opportunity to give an insight into my study habits. I am a big believer in exams over assignments, for sure!!
Generally my study habit during a semester consist of attending all lectures and tutorials. I do all assignments and do a majority of the reading. However, it is common for me to aim to do catch-up work in the mid semester break, which never eventuates..
I don’t like assignments as a replacement for of exams for subjects, as in my experience they take a good week to complete. (In one case 2 weeks of solid work, 10am to 10 pm in a group of 3 people). My university also have a stupid rule that assignments are not allowed to be scheduled in exam time, so it shortens the time the a subject runs over, which is not a good thing. I usually put less time exams than into assignments, unless I have done nothing for the subject.
I do not believe I go very well in exams, but in my mind I find them less stressful, and hey, life is about enjoyment!! I think I also learn a lot more from an exam as they broaden my knowledge instead of assessing a narrow component of my knowledge. That pretty much sums up my preference for exams over assignments.
Most of the time I leave my assignments to the last minute, I really cannot apply myself to working on them effectively. Even when I m in a room with only the assignment I seem to get nowhere. My most recent experience of this was my work placement where I had a couple of weeks of sitting in a room with only my assignment, all day, and not really achieving much for the majority of the time.
However the couple of days / nights before an assignment is due, I seem to gain a magical motivation towards the assignment. It is amazing, I actually love the assignments at this stage and wonder why I do not manage to effectively work on and research the assignments beforehand. I put this down to a fear of making decisions that I believe I have. However in the last couple of days I am forced into making decisions and taking pathways to the assignment, I believe this explains my success and love of the assignment at this stage. Maybe the love is through the deliriousness of being up so late.
Those are my thoughts for the moment.. Have fun!
Cheerio
So this week has been solid study to prepare/learn a whole subject for the exam. I don’t think doing another external subject is on the cards for me in the near future.
I thought this sets the scene as a good opportunity to give an insight into my study habits. I am a big believer in exams over assignments, for sure!!
Generally my study habit during a semester consist of attending all lectures and tutorials. I do all assignments and do a majority of the reading. However, it is common for me to aim to do catch-up work in the mid semester break, which never eventuates..
I don’t like assignments as a replacement for of exams for subjects, as in my experience they take a good week to complete. (In one case 2 weeks of solid work, 10am to 10 pm in a group of 3 people). My university also have a stupid rule that assignments are not allowed to be scheduled in exam time, so it shortens the time the a subject runs over, which is not a good thing. I usually put less time exams than into assignments, unless I have done nothing for the subject.
I do not believe I go very well in exams, but in my mind I find them less stressful, and hey, life is about enjoyment!! I think I also learn a lot more from an exam as they broaden my knowledge instead of assessing a narrow component of my knowledge. That pretty much sums up my preference for exams over assignments.
Most of the time I leave my assignments to the last minute, I really cannot apply myself to working on them effectively. Even when I m in a room with only the assignment I seem to get nowhere. My most recent experience of this was my work placement where I had a couple of weeks of sitting in a room with only my assignment, all day, and not really achieving much for the majority of the time.
However the couple of days / nights before an assignment is due, I seem to gain a magical motivation towards the assignment. It is amazing, I actually love the assignments at this stage and wonder why I do not manage to effectively work on and research the assignments beforehand. I put this down to a fear of making decisions that I believe I have. However in the last couple of days I am forced into making decisions and taking pathways to the assignment, I believe this explains my success and love of the assignment at this stage. Maybe the love is through the deliriousness of being up so late.
Those are my thoughts for the moment.. Have fun!
Cheerio
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