Okay! I just
finished grading the first midterm in art history. Aside from the fact that there were many
failures, studenst who participated in class who I thought would earn a B still
got C’s. Here’s what I was thinking!
I noticed a pattern!
Watch this video first then read the stuff below!
Watch this video first then read the stuff below!
A
bunch of C students got C’s because,
- Missed more than two classes.
- They counted on the fact that they had great memories and would score well on the essays.
- They didn’t make flashcards and lost half the points on the exam by not memorizing names dates and period styles. (Solution: Make and study flashcards.)
- They didn’t know what the periods and styles were. (Solution: make a timeline)
- They didn’t look at a map to understand geography. Didn’t know that Italy is a different country than Greece or thought Flanders or the Netherlands were in Italy.
Some
C students were great on identifications but bombed the essays. Why?
- They didn’t do all the readings.
- Missed several classes.
- Didn’t watch each of the videos two or three times.
- They last minute crammed.
Students
who got F’s probably didn’t:
- Fill out the study guides.
- Missed classes or came in late.
- Sat in the back of the room and spaced out.
- Didn’t do the readings or watch the videos.
- Didn’t check out what they knew or what they thought they knew by discussing it with other students.
- Didn't participate or fell asleep during lecture.
Watch this video to see what you can do to fix the
problem:
Some great videos on how to study. I think there were some valuable
nuggets in these videos but I think only the students who already know
how to study will watch them all:
http://www.samford.edu/how-to-study/
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