To have a little bit of preparation on how we could expect the exams in a higher education course we we're able to make a trial exam. During the lessons of Banking & Finance we made one, and here you can read my reflection on that test.

 

I thought the exam was going to be less in detail, I found out that there was more asked then I knew. Although I didn't really study for this trial exam I found out that without learning you will not have a chance to succeed. You recall some information but most part is in the details. The answers I could choose from were all pretty much the same, the answers were different due to details. So when I made my trial exam I thought it was going pretty well, but in fact I was not doing that great. I know that stress will not be an impact on my score, because I am normally very stress resistant. 

 

Because of this trial exam I know I will have to work faster because I didn't have any time to reread, I finished right on time. I have always had struggles with concentrating for a long period on time. That's why I have to read a question several times before I actually understand the question. For my exam I will definitely use ear plugs, in the weeks after the trial exam when studying I discovered that learning with ear plugs improves my concentration. 

 

When correcting the exam you could obviously see that I didn't make any exercises. This learns me that I will have to make them and not only focus on the theoretical aspect of the course.