| Why do we always fail in EXAMS ??? | |
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+4Mohamed Negm jolite LEGEND Admin 8 posters |
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Admin Admin
Number of posts : 200 Age : 35 Location : zagazig,egypt Registration date : 2008-03-09
| Subject: Why do we always fail in EXAMS ??? Wed 12 Mar 2008, 04:59 | |
| A lot of students in our department keep wondering why they fail or why they get the lowest grades in different exams. A typical student would say: “I have answered all the exam questions and wrote down every piece of information that I had learnt by heart, yet I failed!” To many students, this seems “unfair”. The instructors of all courses, however, have their good reasons.
Needless to say, all students are eager to know the reasons behind their failure to achieve success or to obtain higher grades. Of course they have every possible right to know what went wrong.
While it may be claimed that each subject has its own criterion of evaluation, there are common standards according to which all exams are graded by all instructors. These common standards are part and parcel of the whole process of evaluation.
What are these common standards?
Having been teaching, grading exams, and supervising different subjects in our department and all the non-specialist departments for decades, I have come to a realization that the majority of students who either fail or get the lowest grades are those:
• whose language is very poor • whose answers are irrelevant • whose handwriting is unreadable • whose answers are not well-organised
Of all the above-mentioned “reasons”, the language one needs to be underlined. There is no way to write in poor language and get away with it. Therefore, I strongly advise those whose language is poor to start doing something about it. It would be a grave mistake to over-estimate your language capabilities.
How do I improve my language?
The question of how to improve one’s language has never been easier to answer. In our good old days we had very few options; but the options available nowadays are too many to count. Here are but some pieces of advice:
• Make a habit of reading or listening to the news in English daily (if you don’t have English satellite channels, there are several news channels available on the internet, including:
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/ (BBC NEWS) - http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/ (CNN NEWS) - http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/ (ABC NEWS) - http://library.uncg.edu/news/ (A Comprehensive list of News and Newspapers online) - http://news.yahoo.com/i/721 (Yahoo News) - http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/ (News of the World)
** Some of these online news links provide audio and video recordings of the news.
** Reading Arabic news, novels or short stories will also help improve your Arabic language. For a comprehensive list of Arabic newspapers and magazines, click on the following link:
http://arabic-media.com/arabicnews.htm
• Try to concentrate on how your instructors in class pronounce words, use phrases or idioms. Write down any word, phrase or idiom you are not familiar with and consult your instructor whenever appropriate. • Try to read as much as you can, in all fields of knowledge. • Attempt a translation of whatever you read or listen to.
Remember that the more you read or write, the more your language improves.
Warning:
Avoid using the so-called “chatting language”, for once it becomes a habit you will always be a victim of this habit.
A suggestion for helping all students
I have a suggestion for those who are willing to help in this vital topic.
Write down the following simple question:
What criterion do you use when grading an exam?
Ask this question to all your instructors. Write down their answers and put them as a reply to this topic. In this way, we will have an overall conclusion, which should be our stepping stone to success.
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Admin Admin
Number of posts : 200 Age : 35 Location : zagazig,egypt Registration date : 2008-03-09
| Subject: Re: Why do we always fail in EXAMS ??? Wed 12 Mar 2008, 05:03 | |
| also these are some tips before exams :-
" use simple and correct language" - " be direct and precise in your answers " - " read the questions more than once and try to hit the right nail " - " provide your answers with evidences" | |
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LEGEND Gold Member
Number of posts : 363 Age : 34 Registration date : 2008-03-10
| Subject: Re: Why do we always fail in EXAMS ??? Tue 18 Mar 2008, 17:59 | |
| i think we are the main reason | |
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jolite Silver member
Number of posts : 113 Age : 35 Location : diarb negm(i hope to be paradise) Registration date : 2008-03-21
| Subject: Re: Why do we always fail in EXAMS ??? Fri 21 Mar 2008, 17:00 | |
| im with legend but we are not the main reason (3al kol labib an yafham) | |
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jolite Silver member
Number of posts : 113 Age : 35 Location : diarb negm(i hope to be paradise) Registration date : 2008-03-21
| Subject: Re: Why do we always fail in EXAMS ??? Fri 21 Mar 2008, 17:01 | |
| ohhhhhh sorry ......thanxx 3al links | |
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Admin Admin
Number of posts : 200 Age : 35 Location : zagazig,egypt Registration date : 2008-03-09
| Subject: Re: Why do we always fail in EXAMS ??? Fri 21 Mar 2008, 17:14 | |
| thxxx all and don`t be sorry joilet .... never mind | |
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Admin Admin
Number of posts : 200 Age : 35 Location : zagazig,egypt Registration date : 2008-03-09
| Subject: Re: Why do we always fail in EXAMS ??? Fri 21 Mar 2008, 17:23 | |
| I see we are not the main reason i think it is mix of various elements ....
first : it`s us , coz we don`t study hard as demanded or expected
second : it`s professors coz , according to this horrible number of students ... they`ve no time to make thir duty and notice every word we wrote
third : we don`t know the rules of correcting pepiers !!! and for that i`ve wrote this topic
that`s all
i wanna hear your opinions all
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Mohamed Negm Gold Member
Number of posts : 234 Age : 34 Location : Hehia\ Egypt Registration date : 2008-03-10
| Subject: Re: Why do we always fail in EXAMS ??? Sat 22 Mar 2008, 21:21 | |
| thanks alots, that is a great efforts | |
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Sweet Emy Silver member
Number of posts : 151 Age : 35 Location : Zagazig Registration date : 2008-03-14
| Subject: Re: Why do we always fail in EXAMS ??? Sun 23 Mar 2008, 18:02 | |
| this is a wonderful topic, and as u said , its a mix of various elements, and the main is, the students are used to a system which is that : they cant depend on themselves,they are used to study the summery and no thing else, But the point is,the college is different from the school, as a college student ,you have to do everything on your own, u gotta study hard to pass your exams, thats beside the other elements u mentioned on your posts. So keep it everybody,and do ur best, Best of luck | |
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mondy Silver member
Number of posts : 152 Age : 35 Location : kafrsakr Registration date : 2008-03-19
| Subject: Re: Why do we always fail in EXAMS ??? Mon 24 Mar 2008, 00:05 | |
| thnxxxxx ya a bdooooo and i agree with emy we donot at school so we must study all our duties carefully not read summery before the exams thnxxxx for alllll again | |
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The Cutting Edge 77 Silver member
Number of posts : 114 Age : 35 Location : Zagazig City Registration date : 2008-04-02
| Subject: Re: Why do we always fail in EXAMS ??? Wed 02 Apr 2008, 12:04 | |
| [font=Impact]the main reason is the stresses of parents or their being slack
for example
the agressive parents always telling thier sons to study ... that puts the students in worries and allow the nerval disappointment to be a fundamental substance in thier minds
the slack parents are neglecting their students ... so they are careless of their being succeed or not
but If the one of us has the spirit to prove himself,,,,nothing will effect him.
yarab bas n3addi el term da [/font] | |
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omar diab
Number of posts : 34 Age : 34 Location : Fakous - Sharkia Registration date : 2008-03-16
| Subject: Re: Why do we always fail in EXAMS ??? Sat 05 Apr 2008, 21:41 | |
| We Fail in Exams because we are lazy and ominous Students. | |
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