Crashing and Burning in the Exam

[vexx]

If you're doing worse on MC than short answer you're marking yourself too softly on short answer lol.

..the first trial exam i did a few weeks back under test conditions marked by my teacher, i got 3 wrong on short answer and 11 on multiple choice.
hehe, i'm not sure how, but after a while i got better at choosing the right answer on the multies. you just gotta practice and really think about why is this not right and why this one is most correct.
now i'm losing a couple on each section - practice, practice, practice and rewrite definitions after is what i'm doing. goodluck all!

[c23]

lol well i guess just slow down when reading the Q's
since your getting most if not all your short answer Q correct, u do know the course well.

the distractors lead to a false positive rofl. such a nerd i am

Indeed you are

Two bits of advice I'll try giving to you. First of all, understand how these MCQ questions are actually built. An ideal question would have two answers that are completely incorrect and that you can rule out fairly quickly, one distractor and the right answer (this doesn't always happen though, even having the right answers in MCQs goes amiss sometimes). So make sure you read the MCQs with that in mind.

The other is that look back at the question and find out why you are at the wrong. It could be you're rushing to get the MCQs done, in which case, slow down. If the question was a short answer question, would you be able to answer it? If not, it may be showing that you need to read up on the theory.

lmao been watching too much "the big bang theory" during my study breaks. im becoming like them ! haha

nah psych is actually really easy to incorporate into everyday conversations. plus it helps you to remember it more

Yes actually, and you should be able to give me an answer to why doing that helps you remember the concepts .

Still, nerd

@ngRISING - Make sure you just don't get into the habit of doing that... yes MCQs get repetitive... it's still important if you want to do well.

rofl so true, i could but i'll refrain

[ross huggard]

the distractors lead to a false positive rofl. such a nerd i am

i agree since you did say rofl

[c23]

the distractors lead to a false positive rofl. such a nerd i am

i agree since you did say rofl

:/ does saying "rofl" makes me a nerd? what? lol

[ross huggard]

hmmm i would of thought so..
maybe thats just me

[c23]

hmmm i would of thought so..
maybe thats just me

okay then... O_o

[Glockmeister]

the distractors lead to a false positive rofl. such a nerd i am

i agree since you did say rofl

i was referring to the false positive bit... but whatever floats your boat.