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Have you ever submitted an essay or project that you were so sure would meet your professor’s expectations, only to get it back with lots of notes and a lower grade than you were hoping for?
We’ve all been there. Receiving and reviewing feedback from your teaching assistants (TAs) and instructors is a regular part of the university experience.
Not sure where to start when you’re studying for exams?
Review notes are the answer.
There’s no doubt exams can be stressful, but using this five step process can help you stay calm.
What’s the Cornell note-taking method?
What is a teaching assistant (TA)?
TAs are upper-year or graduate level students that help your professors and instructors with grading, tutorials, exams and more.
You may have used a concept map in a class project, or to take notes — but are you using this tool to its full potential?
Concept mapping can help you develop knowledge structures, assess your understanding of content and review for exams.
Good performance on a test or exam is a combination of knowing the material you’ll be tested on and using your study time well.
To help you prepare for upcoming tests and exams, here are five steps to take.
Do you have a list of things that you’d like to accomplish by the end of your term? Year? Course? Program?
Having a list of goals is a great way to stay motivated and reflect on what you want to get out of university.
From the structure to format — your schedule should be caterered to what you need it to do to.
That might include keeping track of your schoolwork, job and other things that are important to you.
What does good note-taking for university lectures look like?
There’s more to it than showing up and jotting down a few key phrases from your prof.