My previous exam grades prior to the study strategy project were an eighty and a ninety-six. I received a ninety-six on this test as well. In this case, the project did not help or hurt me, according to the numbers. I honestly did not feel too strongly about my performance on this exam, so I am happy with the grade I received. I believe I got those particular results because I chose study strategies that I presently already use, I just performed them more meticulously and more than once. To be honest, I felt like I was stressing too much about completing the assignments for the strategy project that I did not have much time to study. I felt like I was putting more time in perfecting the project than I spent on actually reviewing the material.
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These strategies were all relatively helpful when studying for my exam, some more than others. I think the flash cards helped me because there are several terms with definitions we must memorize to know the context of the situation in Economics. Flash cards have always been my go-to method of studying, but I used to just memorize the definitions. I understood and remembered the material much better by re-wording the definitions into my own words. I think the active note-taking was effective because I was listening, comprehending, and translating the material into my own words. This stimulated my thinking to add this information into my long-term memory. I had never used the Cornell note-taking method before this project, and I think I will use it from now on because it is a great way to organize my notes. I think the practice problems were very useful because there are several graphs and calculations you must know how to read and perform to get the correct answer. The practice problems provided extra preparation for what kinds of graphs and calculations I would encounter on the exam. I think the practice quiz was very helpful because it acted as a sample preview of the exam. The practice quiz allowed me to practice the kinds of multiple choice questions I would encounter on the
These strategies were all relatively helpful when studying for my exam, some more than others. I think the flash cards helped me because there are several terms with definitions we must memorize to know the context of the situation in Economics. Flash cards have always been my go-to method of studying, but I used to just memorize the definitions. I understood and remembered the material much better by re-wording the definitions into my own words. I think the active note-taking was effective because I was listening, comprehending, and translating the material into my own words. This stimulated my thinking to add this information into my long-term memory. I had never used the Cornell note-taking method before this project, and I think I will use it from now on because it is a great way to organize my notes. I think the practice problems were very useful because there are several graphs and calculations you must know how to read and perform to get the correct answer. The practice problems provided extra preparation for what kinds of graphs and calculations I would encounter on the exam. I think the practice quiz was very helpful because it acted as a sample preview of the exam. The practice quiz allowed me to practice the kinds of multiple choice questions I would encounter on the