People make mistakes. It is one of the disadvantages of being human. What makes us unique is that we can rectify those mistakes and improve ourselves. Assignment writing is not any exception here. Students do make a number of mistakes while writing their assignments which often cost them some crucial marks.

So it is important to identify those errors that threaten a student’s crucial grades. Here are some of the common assignment writing mistakes that students should stop making right away.

1. Not conducting proper research: The research work plays a crucial role in preparing an impressive assignment. However, most of the students don’t acknowledge this fact. In order to finish their assignment quickly, they often start drafting their paper with their limited understanding of the subject, which is why the assignments don’t have any depth.

2. Ignoring the professor’s instructions: It is crucial for the students to understand the fact that academic assignments are not just about solving the problem given to you. While that remains the primary objective of the task, students also need to follow the instructions given by the professor. After all, they are the ones who will evaluate the paper. However, a lot of students find that unnecessary and ultimately lose some crucial marks over the mistake.

3. Not constructing a structure for the content: To prepare a remarkable assignment, one needs to plan before he/she start drafting the assignment. This is called creating a structure for the content. While this seems a little insignificant to some of the students, it actually gives shape to the assignment, helps the writer arrange its content, avoid the unnecessary addition of content and a lot more.

4. Not citing the paper according to the formatting style: It is true that the formatting styles can be a bit confusing since there are so many of them, but still, a student needs to follow the instructed formatting style (APA, MLA, Harvard, Chicago or Oxford) while citing the content. Citations are meant to acknowledge the sources of the information that is used in the assignment wring. However, a lot of students don’t really follow any particular style to acknowledge the sources or to list them in the bibliography.

5. Not adding the final touches: Well, drafting is not the only crucial thing in preparing an assignment. One needs to proofread and edit the content to ensure there is no error left in the paper. That is how it works. But students often submit the paper without even revising it once. In addition, people also forget to run a plagiarism check on the paper. All these cost them some crucial marks every time.

They say, “Practice makes a man perfect”, and it is through practice a student can improve his skills. However, the practice may not be effective to fetch the students’ higher grades, if they keep repeating these same mistakes over and over again.