academic performance

[kelvinmacks]

i am an intp. I know for most of the intp , they are smart . But , for me , i will 'look into' a question deeply ,thinking about it from difefrent perspective but i didnt score well compared to my peer who doesnt 'look into' the question deeply. How to overcome this situation?

 

[Fukyo]

Regurgitate what you were taught on the test; keep your questioning to yourself and save it for situations and people where it's appreciated (not standardized testing in high school)

On the other hand perhaps your deep questioning just wasn't that smart or relevant to the topic and failed to impress your teacher.

 

[computerhxr]

What was the question?

 

[Grayman]

i am an intp. I know for most of the intp , they are smart . But , for me , i will 'look into' a question deeply ,thinking about it from difefrent perspective but i didnt score well compared to my peer who doesnt 'look into' the question deeply. How to overcome this situation?

Questions on those tests were not made by deep thinkers. Think more shallow.

Where you reading into things too much?

 

[kelvinmacks]

Just to boost my confidence when answering the question.

 

[EyeSeeCold]

Regurgitate what you were taught on the test; keep your questioning to yourself and save it for situations and people where it's appreciated (not standardized testing in high school)

On the other hand perhaps your deep questioning just wasn't that smart or relevant to the topic and failed to impress your teacher.

Too deep or not deep enough, c'est la vie.

 

[TBerg]

The point of most tests is not to determine whether you add anything to the understanding but to determine whether the understanding has been added to you. You must demonstrate mastery over what has been given to you before you attempt to give mastery to others.

 

[nexion]

Most courses of study merely involve memorizing copious amounts of information and then regurgitating it on assignments / tests, in other words they are very Si-centric. These always bored me to tears, and thus I had no motivation to succeed in them, and so usually ended up with average marks. If you want to actually be challenged intellectually within the context of school, I suggest going into a rapidly changing field where the coursework involves not memorizing a ton of facts, but instead learning general, immortal concepts and a framework for problem solving. One good example is computer science / software engineering, where you are taught how you should approach programming problems and given a basic set of data structures, algorithms, etc., and then asked to use these building blocks to solve a vast array of complex problems.

 

[Ex-User (8886)]

don't change yourself to others' expectations;
instead use your natural predispositions to achive your goals;

 

[QuickTwist]

Regurgitate what you were taught on the test; keep your questioning to yourself and save it for situations and people where it's appreciated (not standardized testing in high school)

On the other hand perhaps your deep questioning just wasn't that smart or relevant to the topic and failed to impress your teacher.

You can't impress a HS teacher with deep thinking. At least in my experience.

 

[Frankie]

don't change yourself to others' expectations;
instead use your natural predispositions to achive your goals;

How can this be achieved? In subjects that require deep thinking, like mechanics, I find that I only grab the concept (probably by the tail) but I can't solve problems based on these concepts. I find that my logic is flawed and I can't quite synthesize the concepts.