COMMON MISTAKE IN STUDYING

1.)MISTAKE-  More problems means are good preparation.

SOLUTION - Ensure that different models of problem are solved. e.g. 100 problems are solved a subject ,important point here is not 100 problems important point is varieties/models of problems which highlights different concepts/ tricks.


2.)MISTAKE- No testing on the available material .

SOLUTION- Practices testing in the most effective way student to prepare for exams.unfortunately,many students spend much more time reviewing their notes than practices test.

3.)MISTAKE- Thinking studying is about learning.

SOLUTION-Ask students from previous years what questions they were asked on their exam .
                      Try to solve previous year question.
                      Figure out which  chapters are important.

4.)MISTAKE- Memorize formula .

SOLUTION- It is not possible to remember all the formula by memorizing/mugging.
                      Many result are very closely related and by mugging the chances of making mistake are very high.

5.)MISTAKE- No having a plan.

SOLUTION- One of the biggest mistake,student are studying without really knowing what their priorities are, or what they need to focus on study.
                      Waste a lot of time reviewing unimportant information.



6.)MISTAKE- Tips and tricks are important for completing the paper in time .

SOLUTION- Every short cut has lot of pit fall associated - Always the mistakes are exploited in the questions.
                      No problem in exam will have more than 4-5 steps to solves . If it is taking more steps to solve then approach to the problem is wrong .So no need to hurry up in any problem__EXAM ALWAYS CHECK CONCEPTS.

7.)MISTAKE-  People scheduling 8 hours of their day to study.
REALITY-  People complaining they are too tired that it is not enough .
                    In reality, they spent 50% of that time day dreaming ,checking Facebook,whats app etc

SOLUTION- While studying ,do study avoid every distraction :- No social media, No internet,No friends, no chatting , no T.V., just you and your notes.

8.)MISTAKE- Mistake in depth knowledge/Read advanced topics 

SOLUTION- Do not try to gain absolute mastery over any particular topic .
                      Exam check for BASICS , no need for advanced topic ,ensure that basics and concepts are understand very clearly.
                      Ensure that qualitative theory is covered.
                      Exam is a good mix of theory .

9.)MISTAKE-  Studying in priority order rather than in chronological order.

SOLUTION- One common approach to studying for exam is to sit down and look through all of the notes from class in chronological order .
                       Instead of studying n chronological order,try studying in priority order ,spending the majority of your time on the information that will be most important for you to known for the test .

10.)MISTAKE- Theory is not important ,problem are important .

SOLUTION- Theory is equally important .clear understanding of theory help in getting the concepts and applying concepts for problem solving .

11.)MISTAKE- Short cut is very important.
12.)MISTAKE- No diversifying  study source.
SOLUTION- For diversifying ,you can help from you tube which are awesome for that.
                      Try to look for you tube channel ,discussion forum ,Facebook group etc .

13.)MISTAKE-  Cramming

SOLUTION- Cramming stems from failure to plan what to revise ,how to revise and when to revise.
                       Not only information is lodged in short term memory only ,it also stressed the mind and body.
                       Because cramming takes place usually takes place on the night before exam.



 " I HAVE NOT FAILED. I HAVE JUST FOUND 10,000 WAYS THAT WOULD NOT WORK"
                                                                                                                         Thomas Edison