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Final Exam Reflection

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1) After seeing your final exam, were you surprised with the results? Why or why not? I was somewhat surprised with my final exam result. I was not expecting a high score because I rarely do well on math exams even though I study extensively. Thus thought I was disappointed I was not surprised. 2) How did you prepare for the final exam? Please provide a detailed explanation of your study method(s). To prepare for the final exam I did the following steps; I started a week in advance and for every day for an hour studied to create a solid study guide in addition to the one Ms. Klein gave out. I used my notes and went through every single homework assignment doing some of the problems and writing down the key concepts/ideas. In addition, if I had trouble I looked at videos on khan academy and did some of their practice problems. Then I looked at all my tests and quizzes looking over problems I had trouble with or that had the post-it that I used to correct it the first time. Through redoing homework assignments, tests and quizzes I constructed a solid study guide that included practice problems for each separate unit. Also, a quizlet was made as well as a group of friends and I came up with a list of potential problems to see on the exam. 3) Looking back at first semester, what could you have done differently? …show more content…

I could do so with more care and precision in the future to make sure I fully understand it. In addition, knowing that I have a unit test at the end of each unit I want to create a study guide through time building it up rather than doing it in one day or however many days before right before the exam. From this, I will be able to refer to it if I am struggling with the concept when learning something building off of it and to take out a part of creating a study guide and jump into the actual application of applying what I learn from my study

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