Are you a ‘Hedger’or ‘Mark-Ignorer’?

Over the years I have listened to many grumbles about exam syllabuses and exam pass rates but few about how students prepare themselves for the exam. I have been teaching for some time now and I have a few grumbles which I wish to share with you so that you may reflect on your own style of learning. Dare I hope that my observations may help a few students to study more effectively and pass their exams?

The average student is a ‘coat of many colours’. So which type of student are YOU?

Could this be you ….?

The Hedger is the student who attempts to dodge a lot of the syllabus by 'question spotting'. Favourite questions by this student are 'Do I have to learn this topic?' 'Is this area likely to come up in the exam?' The 'Hedger' shows up in the exam as the Mark-Ignorer - the candidate who writes pages and pages about the 'lucky' question and pretends to run out of time on others, writing notes to the examiner such as "Wish I had the time - there is a lot to write'. This type of candidate seldom gets good marks and is more often among the failures.

So there it is. Here is one student caricature ( and others just as valid will be posted soon) which is somewhat common and dare I say may even be a version of your own behaviour. Quid rides? Mutato nomine de te fabula narratur. (Why do you laugh? With change of name the story is about you).

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