Before completing a Multiple-Choice exercise you should have read the week s online reading, reviewed any online flashcards that are offered, and reviewed the reading if you did not accurately answer a clear majority of the flashcards. Nonetheless, even after doing this, it is likely that you still will be confused about some examples in each Multiple-Choice exercise. This is important to keep in mind. Often people take confusion to be a sign that the learning process is breaking down. It isn t.
Confusion is a natural part of the learning process.
Confusion is a sign of a breakdown only when it persists. Therefore, when completing the Multiple-Choice exercises I recommend you remember that you still are learning. In fact, when you first complete a Multiple-Choice exercise on a new topic it still is rather early in the learning process. With this stressed, I recommend that you approach each Multiple-Choice exercise as an opportunity to confirm what you do and don t yet understand. Then, having identified what you don t yet understand, seek out clarification so that each exercise can be a learning opportunity.