Self-study
I started my own Wrong Answer Journal. So far I have been collecting data, entering my mistakes, and logging my thoughts and reasoning at the time of attempt. I make sure to connect to the correct answer and fully understand it through explanation.
So I have this WAJ.. I keep adding to it, and writing in it. Now how do we actually use this journal for review?
Could ya'll please share how you engage with your WAJ and specifically how I could use mine effectively for study review.
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It's great that you're already keeping a WAJ! Here are the questions I would recommending answering in your journal, on top of the general "why is the right answer right/why is the wrong answer wrong":
Why did I pick the wrong answer?
Why did I not pick the right answer?
What can I do to avoid this mistake next time?
To review, you can do a read-through to see if you spot any common patterns (i.e. commonly missing words on MBT questions). You can also do the following drill:
Make a drill set of a number of questions from your WAJ (5-15, depending on how much time you have)
Try to pick questions that are at least 1-2 weeks old
Redo the questions timed
Assess your accuracy -- did you get the question right? If so, then was it because of the recommendation from your WAJ? If you got the question wrong, was it a different mistake, or the same mistake? Should you think of a new WAJ recommendation, or should you just work on actually implementing the old one?
It's normal to remember the correct/incorrect answers for some of these questions as you're redoing them. The important thing is picking the right answer through the right process. So even if you know the right answer, try to remember why that one is correct and why the other ones are not.
Hope this helps, and happy studying!
I would love to see people's examples of their own Wrong Answer Journals as well.