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How Parkinson's Law Affects Students




The Wikipedia definition of Parkinson's Lawis the adage that "work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion".It is very important to put a reasonable time frame for each task you are willing to do otherwise you will be spending more time in a task that need less time. This is extremely important for students to fully understand this concept.

 

One of the most common mistakes students do when they study for exams is forgetting the time limit during the exam. Let’s say for example the exam time is an hour for four physics problems. This means that you need to solve one problem each 15 minute. While some teachers don’t explain anything about the exam beforehand, the student still need to estimate the needed time for each problem. Most teachers do realize that some students are capable of solving the exam correctly when they are given more time. However, time is part of the evaluation of the student’s progress and skills in the course. 

 

Moreover, when the teacher is flexible about postponing the exam for few days or one week, often times it won’t make the students more prepared for the exam. This is of course depending on many factors such as the school system, the students and the teacher. Based on my personal experience, when the teacher give us one week notice about a test, all students do not take it seriously until two days before the test. When they realized that they cannot prepare well for the exam, they demand to push the exam one week. However, this actually will not change ANYTHING. 

How to fix this problem?

As a student, you improve your preparation for the exam by using a timer. This will help you to improve your speed in solving the problem or writing the essay. You won’t make wise estimation of the needed time in the beginning but gradually you will improve your estimation. If you do not want to use your smartphone you can buy a timer or just use an alarm clock to avoid getting distracted by the smartphone.

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