Comments on: Q & A: Five Key Questions About Becoming an Efficient Student http://calnewport.com/blog/2007/10/17/q-a-five-key-questions-about-becoming-an-efficient-student/ Decoding Patterns of Success Wed, 16 May 2012 13:44:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: xtheunknown0 http://calnewport.com/blog/2007/10/17/q-a-five-key-questions-about-becoming-an-efficient-student/#comment-9923 xtheunknown0 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 07:03:06 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/?p=140#comment-9923 @teeannx: I'm pretty sure you *have* to create one technical explanation question for each maths unit to avoid 'tricky' questions in the exam. @teeannx:

I’m pretty sure you *have* to create one technical explanation question for each maths unit to avoid ‘tricky’ questions in the exam.

]]> By: teeannx http://calnewport.com/blog/2007/10/17/q-a-five-key-questions-about-becoming-an-efficient-student/#comment-6555 teeannx Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:06:07 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/?p=140#comment-6555 Cal are you suggesting that for each maths unit we lecture out loud and explain how you're going to do a type of math problem? how can I make sure that I really understand it deeply and not just know how to apply a formula so that when a trickier question comes in the exam I won't get stuck? Cal are you suggesting that for each maths unit we lecture out loud and explain how you’re going to do a type of math problem? how can I make sure that I really understand it deeply and not just know how to apply a formula so that when a trickier question comes in the exam I won’t get stuck?

]]> By: Study Hacks http://calnewport.com/blog/2007/10/17/q-a-five-key-questions-about-becoming-an-efficient-student/#comment-714 Study Hacks Mon, 05 Nov 2007 21:36:50 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/?p=140#comment-714 Rod, Because you might have to do many passes, it would take too long to study if you had to wait a day before retrying a question. So long as you do something else between reviewing your notes and your next attempt, you should be fine. The key is the narration. You'll know if you are explaining the steps intelligently or just making things up while remembering something memorized. - Cal Rod,

Because you might have to do many passes, it would take too long to study if you had to wait a day before retrying a question. So long as you do something else between reviewing your notes and your next attempt, you should be fine. The key is the narration. You’ll know if you are explaining the steps intelligently or just making things up while remembering something memorized.

- Cal

]]> By: Rod http://calnewport.com/blog/2007/10/17/q-a-five-key-questions-about-becoming-an-efficient-student/#comment-713 Rod Mon, 05 Nov 2007 21:30:23 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/?p=140#comment-713 Thanks for the answers, but about the 4th... isn't better a large time (for example 1 day) between the notes review and problem retry? I can solve the marked problem because I've just read my notes, not because I learned the problem. Sorry for my english :P and thanks for all! :D Thanks for the answers, but about the 4th… isn’t better a large time (for example 1 day) between the notes review and problem retry? I can solve the marked problem because I’ve just read my notes, not because I learned the problem.
Sorry for my english :P and thanks for all! :D

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