How many hours do you mug per day for exams?
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Originally posted by charlize:
15 minutes study, 45 minutes sgforums.
damn stressed.
LOL, I like this.
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about 2 hours each day should be enough.
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Depends usually will have a study schedule planned and implemented about 3 months before exams. But thisonly works during A and O levels and isn't so effective for continuos assessments. Study sessions usually range from 4-8 hours
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10pm-3am? Lol..
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Originally posted by a mugger:
To decrease the number of mugging hours:1.do consider tuition for some subjects you have difficult grasping.2.Come prepared for tuition/classes(if you read ahead,a greater likelihood that you are able to learn faster than your peers.)3.Understand concepts,don't memorise topics and vomit out in exams.
I would like to add that the focus on different question types plays an important role in scoring as well as minimizing your revision hours.
For example, there are 2 main question types in the topic of Motion in a circle, of which one of them could be split into two types of questions, for a total of 3 question types.
Such training and practice is rather established for maths in Singapore. But based on my observations for O and A Level Physics, I realise it isn't as established. Other subjects I'm not so sure.
Only a really experienced educator would be able to list out the different question types and teach the strategies required for each question type. So if a reader wants to look for a tutor, do consider the experience of the tutor. Ask them how they intend to teach you or your child based on the different question types. Maybe could even ask to list some.
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Mug?
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Yes, mug.
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There is no need to mug everyday. Just assign like 5 hours to each subject and rush them the day before the test. This ensures that you have ample time to enjoy your life.
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Consistency is better, I think.
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I usually find that I have no time to study in the weeks before exams. So I study the whole day before so it should be around 13 hours hahaha
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Exam = mugging = stress
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moo
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4hr a day
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I don't think it's so much of how long you are sitting there for , it's more of what you do in the time you're there . Of course some subjects are going to take up a lot of your time lah like bio and humanities but if I were you I rather come up with a schedule like let's say 1 day you do 5 chapters of 2 sciences on top of homework . Once you're done with that then you're okay already . There's no need to sit there for 7/8 hours . After awhile your brain gg to turn off also one trust me
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quality over quantity
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It's not the ( quantity )time spend on studying but the quality that matters. Back in those days, teacher would tell me to study hard, but none of these teachers tell us how.
Now I know...just need to quiet down the mind first. How? take deep breath...Susan Kaiser Greenland and Alan Wallace has some nice videos on youtube.
Another topic that I would argue is rote learning vs understanding. Personally, I hated memorizing and regurgitating and "returning to teacher" just to get my As or Bs. I'm a victim of this education system from primary through JC.
If we can understand these theories and concepts, things would be much easier. But as kids, it's difficult because average kids have yet developed their cognitive ability to grasp abstract. The better way would be to present it physically. And to apply it to solve real life problems. It's also fun doing this, kids learn best when they are having fun. We all do.
Once kids understand concepts, you can throw them different permutation of the problem, they can solve it. This also translate to less time spend at tuition center repeating or reworking the problem over and over again.
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about 20 hours a day
