Howlin Mad Report post Posted July 3, 2011 Does anyone find they have to work a lot harder at some things that others find easy, taking longer to accomplish some tasks, and then get criticised for "time wasting" or not putting in enough effort?? I am constantly being told I failed my A-levels because I did not work at it. My brother failed because he didn't work, I had several folders for a single subject filled with notes, work sheets, research, information and projects, I put in so much work, but for each thing we were always told to "read around the subject" or some thing to that effect, and I did just that, all that work put into the wrong areas, and I failed the exams. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dm2010 Report post Posted July 3, 2011 Two words to summarise this "Practice papers" You must practice aswering exam questions under exam conditions. Doing well in the exam is a skill by itself independent of the knowledge you have. At university I was able to study just 30% of the syllabus and get 60% in the exams by reviewing 5 years worth of previous papers, seeing what topics came up and writing full answers. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris P Report post Posted July 3, 2011 I learned a lot from the Dyslexia Unit at my University. My Master Stroke was to boil down a year's notes on a subject into two postcard sides of 'prompts' on the subjects. I learned them, and got a First! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Howlin Mad Report post Posted July 4, 2011 Two words to summarise this "Practice papers" Beside the point. The exams themselves are another complication entirely. My parents must have known I was working myself stupid, but they still make me feel like ###### now. I wasn't lazy at all, I just got the wrong idea in the assignments. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leeds_demon Report post Posted July 24, 2011 Re: exams. With my A-levels, I just didn't revise - I wasn't motivated and I found revising quite boring. However, for my university Finals, I didn't revise Health Policy of Comparative Health Policy and yet I gained 2:1s in both subjects - I was doin a BA (Hons) Combined Studies, which involved studying 5 subjects. In my other 3 subjects, I gained 2:2s, which meant I gained an overall 2:2. I find that I can't get motivated all that easily, but when I do take up something, I get easily bored, or overwhelmed that I give up easily. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
