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Reflection & Correction II

The goal of a college course is always learning - with homework, exams, and other assignments all just vehicles (and motivation) to help learning occur. Thus, my main goal from this exam is to help you all learn where you currently stand in the course, and to set yourself up for success going forward\(.\)

Now, we are at the post-exam-period where we try to use the test to learn from our pasts. To get some points for spending time to do this, you can write an exam reflection as part of the hold-me-accountable grading system. Remember this grading system gives weight to other assignments like this, and in the process lowers the amount that exams count towards your final grade.
Your submission should be neatly hand written or typed and in full paragraphs with complete sentences. It should not be a rough draft, or an outline (bullet-point list of thoughts, etc). There are no wrong answers, but only submissions showing real work at introspection will receive credit: remember, this is an (optional) opportunity for you to think about what works best for you

How did the exam go? While it is still fresh on your mind, think about the exam itself. How did you do compared to how you expected to do (after studying, but before the exam itself)? After getting feedback, how did the exam go relative to how you felt after taking it? Did you do better or worse than you felt you had (after leaving the exam, but before getting feedback).
If you did well - what were the big contributions to that success for you? If you hoped to have done better, what were some factors that may have affected your performance (these include comfort level with the material, but also things like not sleeping enough the day before, or time pressure etc).

How did you implement your proposed strategy from last time? Last reflection, you wrote yourself a specific list of things that you wanted to try to change up your study strategies. Give yourself an honest evaluation: how well did you follow your past recommendations? Additionally, look at your past recommendations critically - did you suggest things that were reasonable, given your time/energy/bandwidth this semester? Did you suggest things that actually turned out to be helpful?

What were your study strategies? What did you actually do this time in preparation for the exam? Did you study for the exam with friends, or alone? How did you use the practice exam? Of the things you did do, what felt like it had the most payoff? Did any of your studying feel unproductive for you (as in, you put a lot of time into a particular concept or strategy, but in the end still struggled with that)?

Where is this class as a priority for you this term? We all only have so much time in a day, and we have so many obligations in school and in life: its important to try and accurately assess your priorities when making plans for the future - so that they can be realistic and helpful. Take time here to give an honest evaluation of your course load this term: what class are you worried most about? What class do you think will take the most work going forward? What class are you least concerned about? Use your own personal ranking here in the next step, to make a realistic recommendation.

What are some recommendations for your future self? Now that you’ve been through this cycle twice, combine what you have learned to give yourself a concrete plan for how you will work on this class over the last month of the term.