Comments on: Monday Master Class: How to Peform a Post-Exam Post-Mortem http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/02/04/monday-master-class-how-to-peform-a-post-exam-post-mortem/ Decoding Patterns of Success Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:32:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Reader Questions: What do I do if I failed an exam? – A Resource for First Year Students http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/02/04/monday-master-class-how-to-peform-a-post-exam-post-mortem/#comment-25972 Reader Questions: What do I do if I failed an exam? – A Resource for First Year Students Thu, 20 Oct 2011 19:16:27 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/?p=264#comment-25972 [...] Perform an exam post-mortem. Cal Newport, one of my favourite study bloggers, has an excellent article on it already. Figure out what was working, what wasn’t, and find solutions for things that [...]

[...] Perform an exam post-mortem. Cal Newport, one of my favourite study bloggers, has an excellent article on it already. Figure out what was working, what wasn’t, and find solutions for things that [...]

]]> By: Study Hacks » Blog Archive » I Got a C on My Orgo Exam! What Should I Do? http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/02/04/monday-master-class-how-to-peform-a-post-exam-post-mortem/#comment-13250 Study Hacks » Blog Archive » I Got a C on My Orgo Exam! What Should I Do? Thu, 01 Apr 2010 14:41:52 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/?p=264#comment-13250 [...] provides targeted feedback on what you’re not doing that you should be doing. Without this post-mortem, you’ll devolve into trying random study habits that sound sort of right and then tenaciously [...]

[...] provides targeted feedback on what you’re not doing that you should be doing. Without this post-mortem, you’ll devolve into trying random study habits that sound sort of right and then tenaciously [...]

]]> By: D. http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/02/04/monday-master-class-how-to-peform-a-post-exam-post-mortem/#comment-10314 D. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:04:55 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/?p=264#comment-10314 Thanks for publishing this. While I realized that my tests are good indicator of what classes will be like, I never thought about taking the step ahead and putting it into practice! Thanks for publishing this. While I realized that my tests are good indicator of what classes will be like, I never thought about taking the step ahead and putting it into practice!

]]> By: Study Hacks http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/02/04/monday-master-class-how-to-peform-a-post-exam-post-mortem/#comment-9733 Study Hacks Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:21:26 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/?p=264#comment-9733 <blockquote>What about subjects that only run over one semester, and the exam at the end is the last one? This is how Australian universities work.</blockquote> See the advice in my recent post titled "The Definitive Guide to Acing Your Schedule" -- it's for exactly this situation (preparing for the first test of a semester).

What about subjects that only run over one semester, and the exam at the end is the last one? This is how Australian universities work.

See the advice in my recent post titled “The Definitive Guide to Acing Your Schedule” — it’s for exactly this situation (preparing for the first test of a semester).

]]> By: titanium_geek http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/02/04/monday-master-class-how-to-peform-a-post-exam-post-mortem/#comment-9727 titanium_geek Mon, 21 Sep 2009 11:40:03 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/?p=264#comment-9727 What about subjects that only run over one semester, and the exam at the end is the last one? This is how Australian universities work. What about subjects that only run over one semester, and the exam at the end is the last one? This is how Australian universities work.

]]> By: Study Hacks » Blog Archive » The Definitive Guide to Acing Your Schedule http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/02/04/monday-master-class-how-to-peform-a-post-exam-post-mortem/#comment-9683 Study Hacks » Blog Archive » The Definitive Guide to Acing Your Schedule Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:31:51 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/?p=264#comment-9683 [...] for a class starts out as a crap-shoot. Until your first exam (and, more importantly, your first post-exam post-mortem) you have to take a random stab on how best to [...]

[...] for a class starts out as a crap-shoot. Until your first exam (and, more importantly, your first post-exam post-mortem) you have to take a random stab on how best to [...]

]]> By: Study Hacks » Blog Archive » The Danger of Black Box Studying http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/02/04/monday-master-class-how-to-peform-a-post-exam-post-mortem/#comment-9473 Study Hacks » Blog Archive » The Danger of Black Box Studying Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:37:42 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/?p=264#comment-9473 [...] My goal with this question was to bust open the black box. I wanted her to think about the details of this specific class with its specific style of tests, and then answer the question of what exact type of preparation would have been best for this challenge. (Longtime fans of Study Hacks will recognize this as the post exam post-mortem method.) [...]

[...] My goal with this question was to bust open the black box. I wanted her to think about the details of this specific class with its specific style of tests, and then answer the question of what exact type of preparation would have been best for this challenge. (Longtime fans of Study Hacks will recognize this as the post exam post-mortem method.) [...]

]]> By: Study Hacks » Blog Archive » The Straight-A Method: How to Ace College Courses http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/02/04/monday-master-class-how-to-peform-a-post-exam-post-mortem/#comment-8258 Study Hacks » Blog Archive » The Straight-A Method: How to Ace College Courses Mon, 09 Mar 2009 17:14:38 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/?p=264#comment-8258 [...] How to Perform a Post-Exam Post-Mortem [...]

[...] How to Perform a Post-Exam Post-Mortem [...]

]]> By: Lemons, Lemonade, and Grape Juice | Zen College Life http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/02/04/monday-master-class-how-to-peform-a-post-exam-post-mortem/#comment-8144 Lemons, Lemonade, and Grape Juice | Zen College Life Sat, 28 Feb 2009 17:56:36 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/?p=264#comment-8144 [...] to do.  For example, you may say: I did poorly on this test because I didn’t study enough or I didn’t study the right way.  Therefore, I need to find a way to study more effectively.  Broken record alert: Be as specific [...]

[...] to do.  For example, you may say: I did poorly on this test because I didn’t study enough or I didn’t study the right way.  Therefore, I need to find a way to study more effectively.  Broken record alert: Be as specific [...]

]]> By: Study Hacks » Blog Archive » Q & A: Beware of "Ducks" at Stanford, Forget About Your Senior Year G.P.A., and Become Interesting to College Admissions Officers http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/02/04/monday-master-class-how-to-peform-a-post-exam-post-mortem/#comment-6027 Study Hacks » Blog Archive » Q & A: Beware of "Ducks" at Stanford, Forget About Your Senior Year G.P.A., and Become Interesting to College Admissions Officers Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:54:40 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/?p=264#comment-6027 [...] advice: run a post-exam post-mortem on your most recent finals. This should suggest some new note-taking and review tactics for your to deploy at the start of the [...]

[...] advice: run a post-exam post-mortem on your most recent finals. This should suggest some new note-taking and review tactics for your to deploy at the start of the [...]

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