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    Notes To Students On Exams

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    1) The document provides tips for students to improve exam and assignment performance, including preparing properly, using clear written English, and organizing answers neatly. 2) Students are advised to work in study groups, attempt past papers to practice, and focus on improving coursework marks which significantly impact final grades. 3) Proper grammar, spelling, vocabulary, and sentence structure are emphasized, and students should read over their work. 4) Exam tips include numbering questions clearly, separating multipart questions, and keeping answers to each question together and organized.

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    1) The document provides tips for students to improve exam and assignment performance, including preparing properly, using clear written English, and organizing answers neatly. 2) Students are advised to work in study groups, attempt past papers to practice, and focus on improving coursework marks which significantly impact final grades. 3) Proper grammar, spelling, vocabulary, and sentence structure are emphasized, and students should read over their work. 4) Exam tips include numbering questions clearly, separating multipart questions, and keeping answers to each question together and organized.

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    1) The document provides tips for students to improve exam and assignment performance, including preparing properly, using clear written English, and organizing answers neatly. 2) Students are advised to work in study groups, attempt past papers to practice, and focus on improving coursework marks which significantly impact final grades. 3) Proper grammar, spelling, vocabulary, and sentence structure are emphasized, and students should read over their work. 4) Exam tips include numbering questions clearly, separating multipart questions, and keeping answers to each question together and organized.

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    Notes to Students on Exams, assignments and Projects

    Many students get poor grades because of simple things that they overlook. Here are some things
    you should pay attention to.

    Preparation:
    1. Be prepared. Make sure that you have attempted all tutorial questions. Seek clarification
    on issues which you have difficulty with.
    2. Work in small groups. If the group degenerates into “small talk” on soap opera, it may be
    time to form another group. Always keep the purpose of the group in mind. Plan what you
    intend to do during group sessions and make a note on what was achieved and what was
    not, and possibly why.
    3. Attempt past papers. I believe that past papers give you a sense of how ready you are. If
    you can’t handle a past paper, then hmmmm.
    4. Do you best to improve your coursework mark. It has a two-fold effect: (i) it has a
    significant effect on your final course mark (ii) it prepares you for the final exam.

    Language
    1. Use Standard English. Make use of proper grammar. Know when to use the words amount
    and number, eg avoid “the amount of people”. Be careful with its and it’s.
    2. Be aware of sentence structure. Avoid long and winding sentences with no point. Avoid
    incomplete and confusing sentences. Watch out for subject verb agreement.
    3. Improve your vocabulary. This you can do by reading on various subjects and issues. Do
    word search. Play word games. Sacrifice a bit of computer arcade- type games for a “word
    search”.
    4. Improve your spelling.
    5. Always read over your work.

    I know that this is not an English course but neither is it French or Spanish. If you will use a tool
    then learn to use it well.

    Presentation
    1. Write legibly. If I can’t read I can’t mark it. I simply draw a line through it, no marks.
    2. Don’t be sloppy. You give sloppy work you get sloppy marks.
    3. I have noticed that it is the marginal performer who produces sloppy work and tries to hide
    behind poor handwriting and poor presentation. Are you really that student?
    4. Let your work reflect your pride. Let it reflect the investment made in you by you (your
    time and effort), your family, your government and others. Take pride in your work.

    In the exam
    1. Number all parts of the questions which you have attempted. Eg 1(a)(i), a(ii),
    2. If a question has two parts, answer each part separately. Do not merge the answer for the
    two parts. For example, if you have Q1 (a) (i) and (ii); present these as two part NOT one.
    3. Try to avoid scattering your answers throughout the answer booklet. For example, avoid
    writing Q1(a) on page 1, Q1 (b)(i) on page 6, Q1 b (iii) on page 13. Try your utmost to
    keep your answer to a question on consecutive pages. If you are not finished with a
    question and need to move on to another then leave a blank page.
    4. COMPLETE THE FRONT COVER OF THE BOOKLET. Write in the questions which
    you have attempted. You do not have to put all parts or subsections. For example, 2, 3, 5, 6
    would suffice.
    5. Get to the exam room early so as to complete the front cover of your booklet. You will be
    allowed to write, only for the duration of the exam. When you are told to stop writing at the
    end of the exam, the invigilator may grant you the privilege to write in the numbers for the
    questions which you attempted or even your student id. IT IS NOT A RIGHT. Do all
    housekeeping during the exam.

    Dr Edward

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