What can I do to improve my grade?
Homework:
*Do you complete your homework everyday?
This includes checking the odd answers in the back of the book and retrying the ones that
you missed.
*Do you ask questions about the homework problems that you didn’t understand?
This includes looking at how you tried to solve the problem and seeing where you went
wrong.
*Do you come in for extra help when you are having difficulty?
Quizzes:
*Do you study for your quizzes by trying practice problems from your notes or book
and then checking the answers to make sure you did them right? (Looking over your
notes is not the same thing as trying the problems. You need to recopy the problem to
another sheet of paper and then solve it without looking at your notes.)
Tests:
*Do you study for tests by trying the problems again that you missed on your quizzes, the
day before the test? (Looking over your quiz is not the same thing as doing the problems
again. You need to recopy the problem to another sheet of paper and then solve it without
looking at your quiz or quiz corrections.)
*Do you also try some practice problems from your notes or book and check the
answers? (Looking over your notes is not the same thing as trying the problems. You
need to recopy the problem to another sheet of paper and then solve it without looking at
your notes.)
*Make a mental note of the types of mistakes that you make as you study so that you
don’t do the same thing on your test.
*Do you read through your notes or book and study the directions to make sure that you
know what the different types of directions mean? (A good way to do this is to cover up
your work and see if you know what to do.)