Failed the test, and have no idea what to do next? Keep reading this article till the end.
I remember when I gave my first entrance exam I failed and scored very badly. Thankfully, at that time I was surrounded by the people who motivated me and taught me many lessons that I could never learn ever after getting the first rank.
With those lessons, I understood exactly what should I do after failing a test. Today I also don’t forget anything.
So, if you’ve failed a test or exam and looking for what to do next then in this article I’m going to tell you 9 things that you should do in order to not feel regretful and get good grades next time.
Let’s dive into it…
9 Things to do next if you failed a test/exam:
1. Stay Calm and Don’t Panic:
This is the first and most important thing to do if you failed a test- Stay Calm & Don’t Panic. I have seen many students who get tensed because of their results and failure and it leads to Test-Anxiety later.
Even some kids don’t want to study after failing a test.
Don’t get obsessed with your test or exam results. Remember, your bad result is not going to decide your future. A wise man once said, “Exams are not made to fail you, it is just a way to check your knowledge and skills”.
So, don’t much think about what you get in your result card focus on the thing that you know, focus on learning that will help you to achieve your goals.
If your parents scold you then take it easy make them believe that next time you are going to be the rock.
2. Analyze your mistakes:
When you failed a test, take a moment to analyze why you failed. Did you not study enough? Or did the test format make it hard to understand?
If you got distracted and didn’t pay attention, take a moment to remind yourself of the information you did the study and focus on the question at hand again.
It is also very important to analyze your mistakes when you get failed because in the next text you don’t have to repeat those mistakes.
Once you’ll get to know where you made a mistake, and which types of questions you found hard to solve then you can improve your results in the next test otherwise you might get the same result again.
3. Discuss your result with your professor:
Once you analyze your mistakes you must have a clear idea about where to work on. And, if you’re not quite sure about your mistakes and how to work on your weaknesses then you need to discuss your result with your professor.
After the class visit your professor’s office and show your result to him/her. Tell them the truth about where you find the material hard, and what stops you from giving your best. Take their suggestions about how you can improve these things.
If you’re willing to improve your result and get better at your studies then your professor will never say ‘No’ to you. However, you can also discuss your result with your parents. It will really help you to bring you on track.
4. Give yourself enough time:
After failing a test how it feels I know very well. And, if you’re depressed also then somewhere you need to give enough time to yourself. Don’t start your study again right after getting the result.
Sometimes it is important to take a long break for 2-5 days from your studies, it will really help you to get out of your depressed zone, not too much think about the result, and see how beautiful life is.
During this break, explore yourself, try new things, visit somewhere that gives you peace, give time to your hobbies and have fun.
These things will kill the monotonous in your life that you have been carrying since you started your exam/test preparation. Additionally, after a refreshment with a break, you will have a better focus on your studies.
5. Start your preparation for the next test:
This test has gotten worse but you have to score excellently on your next test. So, after enjoying a break now you should focus on your studies again.
Focus on the material more that you find difficult to deal with and do mistakes always. If your fundamental in any subject is weak then work on them and give enough time to them.
Here are a 3-steps to start your preparation for the next test:
- Write down all the chapters and subjects (in a list form) that are important for your exams
- Make a circle on the topics that you’ve not prepared yet and make a cross (X) on the topic that you’ve studied.
- Start studying with the topics that you find most difficult, and once you finished make sure you make a cross on its name.
These 3 steps help you to make a goal that you have to achieve for getting good grades over failing the test. Writing topics name on a list and making a cross after finishing it also motivates you to complete the rest of the syllabus on time.
6. Beat all your study challenges:
Students have to go through many study challenges when they study. If you failed the test that could also mean you’re surrounded by many study challenges like Laziness, Fatigue, Distractions, Phone, Social media, and many more.
Just because of these study challenges students often fail their tests or exams. Now, the big question is how to beat these study challenges?
There is one solution for it- Commit to yourself, stick with your decision and have proper time management (that I’m going to talk about in the next tip).
However, I’ve also created an e-book where I listed 22 Study challenges and how you can overcome them if you’re interested then you can download it from the main page.
7. Have proper time management:
Managing your time is an essential skill that everyone should master. And, if you’re a student then it should be compulsory for to you give enough time to study with other work.
Having a fixed and proper time to study daily will never let you fail any test and exam. If you can stick with a routine then I’d suggest you make a routine but I know it won’t be easy for you.
Therefore I have an alternative for you that you can easily follow:
Instead of making a routine and following the same as every day, plan your single day. Before going to bed or right after getting up write a note about how you will spend your whole day today. Include also what times you have available for self-studies. And finally, stick with this note.
This alternative will really help you to manage your time for studying with other work.
8. Study smart this time
You studied hard for the test but what did you get- failing the test!
I know the importance of studying hard but you don’t need just sit and study for 10+ hours at a time. There are many study techniques that you should also take into use if you want to study smart.
Here are some smart study techniques that you must try:
- Follow the Pomodoro Technique:
- Try the SQ3R reading comprehension method
- Feynman Technique
- Leitner System
- The Learning Pyramid
Using these study techniques makes you a smart learner and saves you lots of time while getting the most out of what you read and study.
9. Solve the previous years’ exam papers
Is it also happen to you- You know and understand a question very well at home but when it appears on your exam paper then you find it hard to solve?
Exams papers always contain the best question, even sometimes an easy question may look harder to you in the exam paper. This happens mostly when you have a fear of exams. And, exams fear is one of the big reasons why you failed the test.
To beat your exam fear you must practice the previous year’s question papers. These previous years’ questions will make a habit in you to solve exams papers easily.
If you can’t finish your actual exam/test paper on time then I’d also suggest you use a timer while practicing previous years’ question papers. This tip will surely improve your grades next time.
Over to you: failed the test
As I said in the beginning, sometimes failing can teach you many things that you can’t learn even after getting the first rank.
However, you should also make a promise to yourself that next, you’re going to give your best. And to help you with this, in this article I’ve given you my best guide and 9 things that you should follow when you failed the test.
Now I want to hear from you:
Is there any question or do you want to share something?
Let me know in the comment. We musty try to respond to you back.
Source: studelp.com
