RE: OT : Whats Strategy ?

From: Jeff Szeto (jytszeto@xxxxxxxxxxx)
Date: Tue May 07 2002 - 01:18:24 GMT-3


   
Hi,

What is the best way to read between the lines?
I found it difficult because I think my english is not good. I have tried some
practice labs and found the wordings are definitly misleading. Sometimes I
think they are asking X but actually they want Y. If the questions are pharsed
like the real lab, I may first need to study english :>

So, anyone want to help me?

Jeff

  -----Original Message-----
  From: Jay Hennigan [mailto:jay@west.net]
  Sent: Tuesday, 7 May 2002 12:33
  To: Nick Shah
  Cc: ccielab@groupstudy.com
  Subject: Re: OT : Whats Strategy ?

  On Tue, 7 May 2002, Nick Shah wrote:

> I have heard a lot of people who attempt the lab come back
and say, they
> knew everything, but lacked strategy. Strategy is probably
the third factor
> (after of course the obvious ones, like not knowing enough
and time) making
> a difference between *making* it or *breaking* it.
>
> What exactly is the strategy ?
>
> * Is it the skill to read between the lines (as to what
the Q in the lab
> says) and determine a solution

  I would say that this is part of a good strategy. Having a
study partner
  and developing scenarios and questions can help here. The
strategic part
  is, from the wording of the question, determining what the
exam writer
  is asking for, specifically. Practice in developing
scenario questions
  that you run by another person (or this list) will help to
get you "inside
  the head" of an exam writer.



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