As the last class is quickly approaching and as the long weekend is near the end with finals coming up, task management is an important part of the learning and success. Due to the fact that I have finished my career experiment project 1 week early, I had time to prepare for the upcoming exams this week. As the final is approaching, professors bombarded me with last exams this week; containing math exam on Wednesday, Chemistry exam on Thursday along with Biology Lab Practical. Yes, it is a really busy week for me and chunking and managing my task is critical.
To approach the exams, I have used the divide by four strategy for chemistry and biology which take place on the same day, back-to-back. For both chemistry and biology, the first thing I needed to do was collect all the lecture notes and necessary resources. Then, I started memorizing all the formulas, vocabulary, concepts, equations that were part of the learning. To continue on the work, I referred back to online resources and textbook for more detailed information to better memorize the materials more specifically. Finally, to top it off, I will review the notes and diagrams for biology, and for chemistry, I will try to solve all the multiple choice questions on exam review sheet that was given out by Dr. Freedman.
So far, following this strategy has worked great as I knew exactly what I had to do and went along with it. Once my nice trip here in Toronto ends and when I get back to Syracuse. I will start focusing on the studying more. This is considered as hell week for me as I have total of three evaluation within 2 days. Although it is tough, if I manage my time correctly and wisely, I will be able to handle it with good grades.
Yes, I hope you are doing a good job in Toronto, and yes, I have used this strategy for this week as well. It definitely makes me stay focused on my tasks more than ever, since I know exactly what to do and I have four steps for every task that I need to do. I am glad to know that this strategy helped you to work your best effort. This strategy just divides your task into measurable amounts in good amounts of time. It can also save you time and let you work on every step in the most efficient way possible. Hope you will continue using this strategy as well, I found great strength in it.
ReplyDeleteLooks like everyone is using Divide by Four strategy for this week's tech blog assignment. I can see the reason because it's one of the best strategy for college students like ourselves. I love to divide my tasks into chunks and work on those small sections one at a time. I can multitask other projects at the same time and not worry about that one giant project. With this strategy we can use more time efficiently and for better use.
ReplyDeleteI should better start studying for the final too!! Divide by Four strategy is a really good way to chuck the tasks into parts and complete the tasks step by step.
ReplyDeleteDividing the work grants two big rewards. First one is that it is much easier to approach it. Next one is you know what to do after finish part by part. It's not a magical strategy that is going to give you an easy A, but it really is useful when it comes to organizing and keeping track of your pace. Divide By Four strategy is what we need at this time.
ReplyDeleteI can see how you also used the divide by four strategy on CLS major/career exploration and on one of your exams just as Jerry and I did. I agree with what Jerry said here. This strategy definately isn't going to guarantee you an A, but I think if you follow the steps on time and keep you on track, you will be able to finish the product in a successful way! Great job working on your blogs till the end!
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