Anatomy and Physiology Update
My First Exam:
My first exam was pretty standard. It basically was a review from high school. I made a low A without studying really. I felt pretty good about this exam.
My Second Exam:
My second exam did not go so well. Since I had that feeling that I didn't have to study much I didn't study much. This resulted in a high C on my second exam. I felt really bad about myself and I felt guilty for not studying when we received our tests back. All of the girls around me had made 99% and I had made the lowest grade of my college career. But I took that fuel and turned it into a motivation to study smarter.
Where I am Now:
I now have a B in A&P. Which may be wonderful for some students, but I know that I’m capable of a much higher score. Which leads me to…
My Study Techniques:
Studying for A&P can be complicated. Our tests normally cover 3 chapters of material. For example, our upcoming test is over bones, the axial skeleton, and the appendicular skeleton. This is probably around 100 pages of information. What I try to do is briefly look over the chapter prior to class. My teacher also gives us power points. So I go to class and take notes on the printed out power points. After that class I take those power point notes and turn them into a typed out document. I use Google Drive so that I can access my notes anywhere. I then print out those notes and put them in my A&P folder. Then I take the A&P folder with me to work or the library and I turn each concept, vocabulary word, or section into a flashcard. I have all different sizes of flashcards and sometimes I will cut them into smaller cards. By now I have written down most of this information 3 times which is studying in itself. Starting about 5 days before the exam I will be going over these cards several times a day as well as adding to them anything that we get in that week of the test. Our tests are always on Fridays. We also receive a set of review questions that we can complete and turn in for 5 extra credit points. These review questions can be anywhere from 40-70 questions. This takes me a lot of time. I spend probably 3 hours answering these questions very fully and reviewing the answers as I go. I always know that the short answer questions on the test will come from these review questions so it’s important to know the information. I will do a study technique evaluation after my upcoming test and make an entire post just about how I study A&P.
Disclaimer:
Keep in mind that this is just what I do. I’m not saying that this will work for you. It may, it may not. Everyone learns differently and at a different pace and that’s okay. Everyone remember to subscribe to my YouTube Channel to view the upcoming video version of this blog post. Let's get connected!
