The principles of academic success

RETARDED_MORON SG

wee_ws SG

Hi,

Nice sharing! Thanks and have a very merry christmas!

Cheers,
Wen Shih

eagle SG

Nice read about your experiences. Can I share on examworld as well? :D

davidche SG

I always tot u were a RETARDED_MORON

davidche SG

Did you say 3 hrs per weekday?

RETARDED_MORON SG

Nice read about your experiences. Can I share on examworld as well? :D

Where is it? Can I have a look?

eagle SG

Where is it? Can I have a look?

http://examworld.blogspot.com

RETARDED_MORON SG

Did you say 3 hrs per weekday?

That's just my recommended minimum number of hours per day.

More than anything else, the key to academic success is consistency -- doing it repeatedly from day one so that your momentum is progressively built up. I don't see any point in studying 10 hours a day one month away from the examinations when you've spent the past three months fooling around. You can't get academic success like that; you can't get any success through last-minute prepatation.

eagle SG

Principles must be accompanied by techniques as well.

RETARDED_MORON SG

Principles must be accompanied by techniques as well.

The techniques are often well-documented.

It's the positive frame of mind, strong motivation and adherence to clear principles that students are often lacking in.

eagle SG

The techniques are often well-documented.

It's the positive frame of mind, strong motivation and adherence to clear principles that students are often lacking in.

I know pple who are very hardworking. Somehow, they still cannot score well. That's why I think techniques are equally important...

charlize SG

Passing exams is really about being exam smart.

There are subjects whereby 100% rote learning is the way to go and there are subjects whereby you can BS your way through just by introducing that subject's jargon into your answers.

As one grows older, one begins to understand how certain exams work.

Some people get it from young, some people need years before they grasp the correct techniques.

RETARDED_MORON SG

Passing exams is really about being exam smart.

There are subjects whereby 100% rote learning is the way to go and there are subjects whereby you can BS your way through just by introducing that subject's jargon into your answers.

As one grows older, one begins to understand how certain exams work.

Some people get it from young, some people need years before they grasp the correct techniques.

That's how to "pass examinations", not how to achieve true learning. I generally advise against such quick-fix short cuts because they are ineffective in the long run and inapplicable in many other situations. There is no short cut in life, plain and simple.

charlize SG

Tell that to the scholars running the country.

seyKai SG

being a book worm is not good enough, u still need to b street smart

annoy-you-must SG

That's just my recommended minimum number of hours per day.

Not exactly true. Some people started studying hard only like one month before O'lvl/ two months before A'lvl and their results do improve greatly. Can see by comparing their prelim result and their actual exam result, and the hours they put in everyday.

But I agree that mostly don't work. If you want to do last minute studying, you will have to study really really hard. Besides, if you've been fooling around for months before, you'll hardly have the habit to make yourself sit for hours suddenly everyday to study, unless your will power is damn strong.

And if you want to look for your teachers for help in those periods, good luck...most other students are doing the same thing too. Best is to look for them and clarify your doubts way before the exam periods.

eagle SG

Because they managed the right techniques as well :D

SBS261P SG

nt entirely true la. 3 hours a day borders on overenthusiasm... i cannot say for myself because last time i always hug the buddha leg for major exams, but like what some forumers have pointed out, exams will be much much easier if u either :

add the respective jargon in when you know the topic tested (especially PHYSICS!!! =.-) or, looking at the marks and crafting your answer based on the number of marks given (like chemistry).

of course consistency would be ideal, but if you want the easier way out... =P

eagle SG

actually... looking at marks and crafting answer based on marks is applicable to physics as well :D

16/f/lonely SG

So.....what's with the big fuss over being academically smart?

I won't study for the sake of that.

I used to do that.

Now I study as my heart desires and I'm happier.

And so what if I'm academically smart? Whence does it lead me to?