My brother said to me a few days ago that “whenever I think I’ve done well, I’ve done terribly, and whenever I think I’ve done terribly, I’ve done well.”
Hrmm. That one could be related to impostor syndrome, maybe. However, what this thread has really established is that people can have any possible combination of experiences with test results (always thinking you’ve done badly, always thinking you’ve done well, thinking the opposite of what actually happened, and actually being right.)
Interestingly, just yesterday, I got back the results of a math test and an English paper. I was convinced I was firmly in the B+ range on the test, and ended up with a C-; I was also convinced that I was in the C+ range on the paper, and got a solid A. I’ve noticed that my expectations are often inaccurate, but they’re accurate enough that I’m hesitant to simply negate them.
I often walk out of an exam thinking I did brilliantly, only to be highly surprised with my crap grades later.
My brother said to me a few days ago that “whenever I think I’ve done well, I’ve done terribly, and whenever I think I’ve done terribly, I’ve done well.”
Hrmm. That one could be related to impostor syndrome, maybe. However, what this thread has really established is that people can have any possible combination of experiences with test results (always thinking you’ve done badly, always thinking you’ve done well, thinking the opposite of what actually happened, and actually being right.)
Interestingly, just yesterday, I got back the results of a math test and an English paper. I was convinced I was firmly in the B+ range on the test, and ended up with a C-; I was also convinced that I was in the C+ range on the paper, and got a solid A. I’ve noticed that my expectations are often inaccurate, but they’re accurate enough that I’m hesitant to simply negate them.