DodgeballMedschoolinsidersdotcomIt's alarmingtomehowoften I comeacrossstudentsthathave a selfdefeatingmindsetwhenitcomestotheiracademiclives, andtheunfortunatethingisthatbybelievingtheycannotgetbettergrades, forwhateverreason, itbecomes a selffulfillingprophecy.
Disciplineandhowyouapproachyourstudyingismoreimportantthanindividualvariationsinintelligenceandinherentlyintelligentstudentwithnodisciplineandpoorstudystrategieswillloseoutto a lessintelligentstudentwhoiswillingtoinvestserioustimeandeffortintoaddressingtheirweaknesses.
Themythofneedingtobesmartleadstothenextmisconception, whichisthatthedifferenceinacademicperformanceis a resultofhowmuchyouknowyourperformanceonanyschooltestorstandardizedexamlikethe S, A.
Toomanystudentsfocusonmemorizingmorefax, thinkingthiswillleadtoimprovetest a performanceButinrealitythoseeffortswouldhave a higheryieldiftheyfocusedonsolidifyingtheirunderstandingandapplication.
Deeperunderstandingcanbehonedthrough a varietyofpractices, includingtheFeynmantechnique, which I'vecoveredin a previousvideoapplicationcanbehonedthroughproperuseofpracticequestionsandpracticetests, which I'vealsoexploredfurtherelsewhere.
Thethirdlight, you'vebeentold, istheideaoflearningstyles, maybeUranauditorylearner, while I'm a visuallearnerandthereforeweshouldapproachourstudyingdifferently.