Exam Reflection
I have always acknowledged exams as weak point of mine, hence why I preferred to study a BTEC as appose to A-Levels.
First semester exams were a huge concern of mine due to lack of exam experience, I felt I was at a disadvantage. Alongside this I was unconfident with which revision techniques would be effective.
Throughout the revision process I was feeling very positive and felt I was absorbing a lot of knowledge focusing mainly on my weaker subjects being anatomy and physiology and biomechanics.
Although my revision was hindered as I began to compare myself with my peers, though I’d put in a lot of hours I felt at a disadvantage because many of them had studied science-based subjects involving exams. I doubted the knowledge I had revised and was comparing myself to others. However this focused my revision pushing myself further. In order to stop comparing myself to others I have decided that if this reoccurs I will simply go for a walk, research shows this simple technique of a change in surroundings will benefit my thinking (Saiyam et al., 2013).
My revision proved to be successful; this was demonstrated by my results exceeding my expectation by gaining results of over 70%. The fact I focused predominately on two subjects was demonstrated as for third subject I did not receive as high a result, as a consequence of this I will need increase the amount of revision for animal management in the 2nd semester.
Reflecting on the exams I felt positive and was pleased with the papers I received, I recognise the reason I felt optimistic was due to the amount of revision I put in therefore will carry the same amount again. I also realise that I need to put equal amounts of effort for each exam, not just focusing on weaker subjects but concentrate on all subjects similarly.
My action plan for future exams will include starting early, allowing myself time to focus on all subjects and creating a revision plan. In the future I need to avoid having my phone out, as when revising on the subjects I found tedious I would have the tendency to look at my phone, it has been established that the sight of a phone can reduce the persons ability to concentrate (Thornton et al., 2014).
References
Saiyam, Becker, Joshua, Cruz, J., Nicholson, P., Rajkotia, V., R, B. and Dickson, J. (2013) Start here. Available at: http://www.becomingminimalist.com/compare-less/
Thornton, B., Faires, A., Robbins, M. and Rollins, E. (2014) ‘The mere presence of a cell phone may be distracting’, Social Psychology, 45(6), pp. 479–488.
