Reflections

RE: Term 2 test

For term 2’s science test, I did not do very well as I missed A1 by a mark. I am disappointed with my mark and I decided to reflect on this term’s test to know where I went wrong. For this term’s test, two topics are tested, sexual reproduction and also acid, alkalis and also bases. I hesitated when I was studying because I did not know which to study more, knowing that one of the topic will be tested more. I thought for quite a while and decided to study more on sexual reproduction. I spent hours trying to get myself clear with the menstrual cycle. I spent half a day making my notes and also researching for more information. It took so much time which caused me to have very little time to revise for the sexually transmitted disease. During the exam, the last few questions were on STDs, I failed to answer them precisely as I only had a vague idea of the topic. This caused me to lose many marks in that section.

Another factor to my failure is my complacency. Because first term I scored an A1. I thought that I was very strong in chemistry which caused me to decide to study more on sexual reproduction. This caused me to, again, lose many marks when it comes to chemistry questions.

The last reason I think is the lack of exposure to questions. During the test, I hesitated when I was answering the questions because it was my first time looking at those type of questions. I did not know how the teachers will test us because I did not revise my worksheets and I did not practise through doing assessment books.

Hence I feel that the three reasons are the lack of exposure to questions, complacency and wrong focus.