WHY STUDENTS FAIL EXAMINATIONS (2)

Now to major issues at  hand. In the last piece , we talked about some of  the unfavorable experiences some students have had to go through because they do not have knowledge of ‘what  to do. This would soon be a thing of the past once you are done reading this piece and subsequent ones.

If you must pass all your exams in school and a good number of those you would write after school , then you must :

DO DIRECTIONAL READING FOR EACH EXAM

You may wonder why I am using the term ‘directional reading’. Well , the reason is not far-fetched . I have been close to quit a number of people . Some who made very good grades in and out  school and those who are  not so proud of their results.  The difference is in ‘How they read’.

You may have noticed that some of those students who read a lot do not  make all the good grades. I’ll give you some examples to buttress these points and I hope you pay close attention.

1^ST EXAMPLE  :

A young man just came  into school .It was his first year and he had done his registration late. Hostels had been allocated to students already and it was fast  approaching the time for  the semester exams. He was a student of mechanical engineering.

To ensure he did not have any carry-overs , he decided to meet senior colleague in his discipline. He was fortunate to have met  a young genius called ‘Lord’ Obigal. This young man was seen as a genius and had been christened ‘LORD’ by his colleagues. Obigal led this young man through the most important aspects of the courses he was to write . He did not have much time. He just ‘concentrated’ on the most important areas he had been shown and read up all the notes ,text-books and past questions ONLY  on the areas he had been shown.

He passed that first semester with a G.P.A of 4.50. It was a big supprise to him but not to his mentor who had become a pro in exam-related issues.

When I set out  to know why  this ‘Lord’ had become so good at coaching students on how to pass exams , I discovered he had gained the knowledge after very bitter experience in the past. He had failed his JAMB (Joint Admissions And Matriculation Board ) exams thrice , He failed IJMB (Interim Joint Matriculation Board ) and had failed SAT. So , he had learnt from his failures. In case you do not want to learn from the university of hard knocks , then your should get your chairs closer and listen up.