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How Do I Prepare For and Write Exams in Biology?

By Brock Fenton

a) do not let exams get in the way of your learning

b) read ... read something neat every day,  get in the habit of browsing the electronic library ... check out the most recent issues of Science and Nature ...

c) write ... practise writing ... challenge yourself ... write 100 words about ... something …

(it will be obvious that my exams are all essay ... all general questions, and students pick the facts they want to address the question (topic)).

In class discussion I ask: what is the most important thing? answer is reading; what is the second most important thing? answer is writing.

Brock Fenton, Professor and Chair, Department of Biology, The University of Western Ontario, and 3M National Teaching Fellow.


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