Last updated on January 6, 2012
(This is an update on a post I had initially written at the start of the calendar year. I figured it would come in handy, as many of us are busy writing our syllabi for the spring semester.)
“I have studied a lot for this test, but I didn’t do well. How can I do better next time?”
This is a question I hear a lot. Because I teach the core undergraduate microeconomics course in a public policy school, where not all students like economics, it is a question I probably hear more often than my colleagues who teach microeconomics in an economics department.
Instead of saying the same thing over and over again to different students, I thought I should write down my thoughts about how one can maximize the chances one will do well in one’s core economics classes (e.g., micro, macro, or econometrics). You can download my handout on the topic here.
Thanks Marc for sharing this! I wish I had access to such a resource when I was as an undergrad Econ major.
I also TA-ed introductory and intermediate micro courses and think your advice on problem-solving is spot on. Both as a student and as a tutor, this was perhaps the most useful technique.
Initially, I was very hesitant to see professors in their office hours for help since I was under the illusion that I was supposed to get everything that was being said in class and asking for help outside of class would make me seem not as attentive. However, once I let go of that hesitation, my understanding of concepts significantly improved.
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