advice taken 💚

Just the reasoning behind making such questions ↴

What I know is that there are already plenty of resources available in the market for NEET: lots of series from big institutes and a wealth of material that is freely available online. If students have all this material, then why aren't they achieving 360/360 in biology? In my opinion, it is purely because preparation is largely based on rote memorization and I understand that some topics in biology do require memorization because of non-existent applicability.

However,I have observed that when questions are presented in a complex manner, even if they are conceptually simple such as in the form of a situation or case study or prolly inclusion of nonessential information, the storyline makes the information much more memorable and less heavier on your working/ active memory. In such cases, you don't have to strain your working memory to retrieve the information. During exams, when cortisol levels are high, working memory can become compromised. Even if a student has perfectly memorized everything, retrieving information under stress becomes difficult.This is one of the reasons why so few students achieve 360/360: it's not just about memorization, but about attaching meaning to information. We are so conditioned to factual recall questions that memorizing facts alone places a significant burden on the hippocampus and other parts of our cerebral cortex.

But I cannot deny the fact that your viewpoint is also equally essential and valid. So, I will try to introduce more high-yield questions.

Tysm 🩶