4 Things Students Do Every Day That Makes Them Fail Exams

 

In every school setting, there are two sets of people who are to be seen - The tutors or teachers and the students. The teachers are responsible for inculcating knowledge in the students who have the responsibility of pouring out this knowledge as refined information through examinations or applications.

Practically every student who enrolls in a school per year wants to do well and come out with flying colors during their examinations. However, at the end of every year, the academic reports show that in fact, schooling is not a bed of roses! This wasn't because the students were not aware of what to do or what materials to read or how to prepare, it was simply because some ignorable and unconscious habits had made them prey to academic failure.

A. Procrastination.

Procrastination means putting off activities or chores meant to be done at a particular time to a later date. It entails pushing forward what one is meant to do because of certain inconveniences or perhaps, deliberately. In every student, there always exists a thin line dedicated to procrastination, but, what separates a straight-A student from one who fails every time is the level of discipline each person displays.

Procrastination is the mother of the vicious cycle that births failure during the examination. Putting off attending classes, doing assignments, or carrying out projects to a later date gets to make students feel swamped and tired out. This, in turn, makes it difficult to assimilate whatever is being read, and then, the jittery feeling and fear of the unknown grips such students.

The best way to attack this bad habit is by making a list of one's courses and schooling activities per day with allocated time and then, getting intentional with achieving this set goal per day. The presence of a school mentor or a very disciplined friend comes into play here, particularly for people who cannot bear to be harsh on themselves.

B. Belittling/overhyping courses.

At the beginning of every academic year, there are orientations for students on what to expect in this new phase. The priority of these programs being set up by the school was to make the journey through school easier but instead, it has been achieving the opposite results.

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During these orientations, the students are exposed to which courses are tough and which ones are easy, which lecturers are strict and which ones are easy and these creep into the mindset of these students. They approach the so-called "tough courses" with fear and the "easy courses" are handled with levity. This in turn disrupts the balance between one's chosen courses and birth failures during examinations especially when it doesn't appear as they had been said to always appear.

A long-lasting solution that can be procured is by ensuring that people in charge of these orientations refrain from talking too much (either by overhyping or belittling) about the character of each course or lecturer.

C.The Entitlement Mindset.

This is the type of mindset where a student thinks that everyone owes him or her something. However, the truth is that no one owes anyone anything. This is why some lecturers are justified when they only brief their students about a particular topic and end up setting a hundred-pages worth of questions during the examinations.

As a student, our mindset must conform to the fact that our lecturers and schools owe us nothing and so, even at the expense of our self-entertainment, we must strive to do well in our exams. This is achieved by reading broad and ahead of classes, asking questions where necessary, and engaging in discussions among one's classmates.

D. Fear of the unknown.

While growing up, there is a phrase I've always heard which is, "This is a new class, so everything here is different." I grew up with this ringing all around me but luckily, it didn't instill fear in me like it would have done to some people instead, it built up a sense of anticipation in me.

However, most students are not as lucky as I was because constantly hearing these kind of words make them feel fear. Fear of the unknown, fear of failing, fear of not making it through surround them and they are not tuned to see excellence as a part of them. This fear is what builds tension and anxiety in the exam hall especially when the questions seem tougher than usual. A very accurate method of getting rid of this fear is by knowing it within you that it's impossible to fail; this is done without considering whatever your scores might be at the present moment but ensuring that the assurance of never failing is kept alive because if it never crossed your mind, then, it will never cross your hands!