Are you a ’Road-runner’ or ‘One Answer Merchant’?

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 Road-runner enthusiastically rushes into a study commitment with alarming alacrity but without judging distance, pace and stamina. Sacrificing all to the pursuit of learning this student quickly 'burns out', loses study momentum, interest, train of thought and concentration. The student here suffers from 'patchy' learning - understanding earlier parts of the syllabus in more depth than later parts. In the exam the 'Road Runner' is often identified as the One Answer Merchant who produces a near brilliant answer to one question; with other questions not attempted or answered only inadequately.

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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