Changes

Should you simply start reviewing at the top of the list and work your way down to the bottom?  That strategy has the advantage of focusing on the most important topics first.  If you run out of time in reviewing, then you will miss only the less important topics.  But you might improve further on that strategy by moving more quickly through topics that you already understand well.  Alternative, there may be topics that you find too difficult to understand, and you might give up some points there in order to focus better on topics where you can pick up more points.

Should you simply start reviewing at the top of the list and work your way down to the bottom?  That strategy has the advantage of focusing on the most important topics first.  If you run out of time in reviewing, then you will miss only the less important topics.  But you might improve further on that strategy by moving more quickly through topics that you already understand well.  Alternative, there may be topics that you find too difficult to understand, and you might give up some points there in order to focus better on topics where you can pick up more points.

For the rest of this class this lecture will focus on topics which might provide the greatest marginal increase in your exam scores.  This takes into consideration the topics we have already reviewed (you have the materials for those), and avoids duplication of that review.  You, however, may decide for yourself that you can benefit most from reviewing those prior topics.

For the rest of this class this lecture will focus on topics which might provide the greatest marginal increase in your exam scores.  This takes into consideration the topics we have already reviewed (you have the materials for those), and avoids duplication of that review.  You may, however, decide for yourself that you can benefit most from reviewing those prior topics.

Your instructor emphasizes studying strategy for a reason.  The biggest reason why some students do not succeed is a lack of effort.  But the second biggest reason is poor studying and test-taking strategies, like a football team that runs ill-advised plays.  Education, like business and perhaps even life itself, rewards good strategies and punishes misguided ones.

Your instructor emphasizes studying strategy for a reason.  The biggest reason why some students do not succeed is a lack of effort.  But the second biggest reason is poor studying and test-taking strategies, like a football team that runs ill-advised plays.  Education, like business and perhaps even life itself, rewards good strategies and punishes misguided ones.