"If you want something you've never had, you must be willing to do something you've never done." -Thomas Jefferson
Bolu Kuewumi
Lectures are undoubtedly vital to one's academic experience. Preparation for lectures is one of the keys to academic success. Some students fail to prepare or attend lectures, thinking there is still time for relaxation, seeing that the university is still in the early weeks of resumption. However, being well-prepared for lectures will empower a student to contribute and help avoid feeling lost and overwhelmed.
Lectures give insight into the subject matter, topics or ideas of a course. There is a need to pay the price of attending hours of lectures every day, which is split across a section. Making a 75% attendance is unarguably compulsory as it is part of the university's requirements to sit for examinations. You will definitely gain a much better understanding of content in respect of your registered courses by unfailingly attending and having these courses explained to you. If you will be unavoidably absent, make sure you plan to borrow notes in order to cover up for the missed lectures.
To get prepared for lectures include having a personal timetable. By this, one gets to know where and when lectures would be. In light of this, a student must be conversant with the platforms through which vital information is being disseminated as to what additional preparation to make, the notification of room changes, rescheduling and cancellations of lectures.
Moreover, make it your daily or weekly goal to revisit lecture notes, as well as to identify areas that seem difficult in order to seek help in those areas. It is quite important to take note that materials include a variety of thoughts and opinions around a particular topic. These materials need to be engaged so as to develop the ability to think critically.
Conclusively, getting the most out of your lectures calls for the spirit of diligence, commitment, discipline, focus or concentration on what is being taught, eagerness to ask questions if the opportunity arises and the ability to speak up on the particular topic you find not easy. Stay relaxed to add thought-provoking points that will eventually come in handy for assignments, continuous assessments or examinations, and generally improving your understanding of the course.
Stay productive this new week!
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