Should I look at suggested exam solutions?

[panda31]

Hi guys

I'm the type of person who hates looking back on what I've done. and I think I would get all depressed if I looked at the solutions and was getting lots of things wrong.
Should I look at the suggested answers - would there be any benefit in checking to see what i got wrong? Or would it make things worse? And if I look at them and end up doing really bad, how could I make myself concentrate on exam 2 rather than worry about exam 1.

Thanks 

[brenden]

Hi guys

I'm the type of person who hates looking back on what I've done. and I think I would get all depressed if I looked at the solutions and was getting lots of things wrong.
Should I look at the suggested answers - would there be any benefit in checking to see what i got wrong? Or would it make things worse? And if I look at them and end up doing really bad, how could I make myself concentrate on exam 2 rather than worry about exam 1.

Thanks 

Well, from the information you've given, don't check the solutions at all. Just aim to smash out exam 2. If there was something you weren't sure about it might be worth putting the relevant principle in your bound reference but I wouldn't check the solutions if I were in your position.

[Lasercookie]

Yeah I agree. Don't bother looking at them, just focus on what's coming next. If you're really curious, take a look at them once you've finished all your exams.

I think this is a pretty good question, I'm going to sticky this thread. It's something everyone should probably think twice about before looking at the solutions.

[Stick]

I know it might seem tempting to look at them since so many other people have, but if it makes you feel better, I haven't looked! I felt really confident after the exam and I'm going to ride on the wave while I still can. Besides, don't you want your study score to be a bit of a surprise?

[panda31]

Thanks you guys.

I think what you've said is the way I'm going to go, its good to hear someone else's opinion.

I guess, even so, the style of questions in exam 1 are quite different to exam 2 - I guess being worry-free would outweigh any benefits that I got from looking at silly mistakes that might not even help me for exam 2.

And that's true about the confidence thing, I came out feeling happy that I had finished the exam. I don't want to wreck that.

I guess after relaxing today, I'm going to just focus on all things exam 2

thanks for the prompt advice

[MJRomeo81]

With subjects that only have one exam, I advise to not perform a post-mortem. This is simply because what's done is done. However for subjects with two exams (or uni subjects with a midterm and final) I'd like to offer the following advice.

The first exam reveals the exact relationship between the material presented in the study design and the type of questions that you’ll be asked to answer about it. Have an optimistic mindset. Go back and examine what went wrong on the first exam. Identify what you did wrong and then continue with your improved strategy.  Doing this is likely to result in you scoring better on the subsequent exam (since you have closed gaps in your knowledge), as long as you keep an optimistic mindset. Ask yourself, what did I do right/wrong? What was a waste of time?

If VCAA just kicked you in the ass, kick back. Let your first exam guide you. Learn its lessons, and those that follow will go much more smoothly.

[pi]

I'm the type of person who hates looking back on what I've done. and I think I would get all depressed if I looked at the solutions and was getting lots of things wrong.

I think you've answered your own q here.

[skins398]

Hi guys

I'm the type of person who hates looking back on what I've done. and I think I would get all depressed if I looked at the solutions and was getting lots of things wrong.
Should I look at the suggested answers - would there be any benefit in checking to see what i got wrong? Or would it make things worse? And if I look at them and end up doing really bad, how could I make myself concentrate on exam 2 rather than worry about exam 1.

Thanks 

i made the mistake of looking and it has really got me down! don't do it to yourself! haha

[billyjackson768]

That's a tough question. I had all intentions on not getting caught up with post exam analysis, but I did for this. As MJRomeo81 says though it isn't such a bad idea when you still have a second exam coming, just so you can strengthen yourself and be ready. But if you know you're just going to feel down if you don't see what you want maybe it's best to give it a miss. Do make sure you look over the exam and work out what to expect on exam 2 as well as what you may need to work on though.

For all other exams it's definitely a good idea not to get bogged down in all the analysis. For Methods and Spesh people maybe just try to work out what wasn't covered on the first exam. Anything else is too much of a distraction and a risk.

[epatrickh]

No. I got sad.

[Tragesty]

Did further exam 1; knew I did poorly. Looked at results, only made me feel worse!
I think I just aced exam 2, but I won't be checking. Why? What's done is done (maybe I did poorly)  You can't change it so don't get caught up in the mindset of 'damn I should've done this or that'.
Focus on your next exam - they're the ones you can still alter the outcome.