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In our last article introducing the concept of \u2018gulp limits\u2019<\/a>, we stated our belief that students tend to feel comfortable within a certain mark range and tend to put in only enough effort and attention to stay there.\u00a0 Obviously, it is a big advantage for students if they can bump up that comfort range to a higher level.\u00a0 As it turns out, this is not particularly easy.\u00a0 Students tend to define themselves as one type of student or another (e.g., \u201cI\u2019m a solid B student\u201d or \u201cIn science I always get marks in the 80s\u201d) and the thought of simply \u2018raising the bar\u2019 isn\u2019t very believable.\u00a0 After all, students have spent years getting results that inform their perception of who they are and seeing themselves in a certain light.\u00a0 Just telling a student to increase their expectations doesn\u2019t do very much.\u00a0 Instead, they need to be shown<\/em> and here\u2019s one way that we\u2019ve had success helping students increase their gulp limits.<\/p>\n

Too often, students fail to carefully analyze the results they get in school.\u00a0 When typical students get their test papers returned, for instance, they quickly scan for the grade, and shove the test to the bottom of their knapsacks.\u00a0 Big error! Results provide all sorts of wonderful clues about how to improve in school, and using this feedback, students can be shown how to analyze tests and the pattern of strength and weaknesses.\u00a0 At StudySpot, we\u2019re able to point out some patterns that most students miss.\u00a0 For example, in looking at a History essay and seeing a 74% grade, students might not notice that they received 2\/5 on the bibliography or reference section.\u00a0 If this paper is out of 30, getting an extra 3 on the bibliography represents a full 10% increase in their grade, instantly turning that 74% into an 84%.\u00a0 That fact will surprise many students, especially those who don\u2019t envision themselves as 84% students! \u00a0Get your child to look carefully at the last couple of math tests he or she has received and figure out just what the mark could have been if he or she reduced careless errors in half, didn\u2019t skip out on homework last weekend, or asked the teacher to clear up that one concept that held them back.\u00a0\u00a0 The simple message is this: Students rarely realize just how close they are to dramatically better results.\u00a0 Once they see this, it might not be such a stretch to see how to get an 88% on the next test instead of the 75% he or she usually gets.<\/p>\n

Working with students and seeing them improve has clear rewards.\u00a0 But nothing is as satisfying as seeing students begin to change the perception of who they are and what they can accomplish.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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