Test Taking Over View
Challenges with Taking Tests
Strategies Before Taking Tests
Strategies While Taking Tests
Strategies After Taking Tests
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Tests are part of your course grade which becomes a part of your permanent record.
Why are test important?
100
I am usually the first one done with the test.
What is the tendency to rush through a test and then end up making silly mistakes?
100
I am fully prepared, test-smart, and confident of earning a high score.
What is creating a positive affirmation about taking test?
100
As soon as you get your test, write down any information that you think is important but are afraid you will forget while taking the test.
What is writing memory cues on the test?
100
After taking a test, go out for dinner, call a friend, go to a movie, or take a bubble bath.
What is rewarding yourself?
200
Your goal for each test that you take is to score the maximum number of points possible. Just like there is an art to learning, there is an art to taking test.
What is being test-smart?
200
I get sweaty palms and a dry mouth whenever I have to take a test. Everything that I have studied and learned seems to disappear.
What is I get so nervous while taking test that my mind goes blank?
200
You should get a good night's sleep the night before any test as well as eat a good breakfast in the morning.
What is preparing yourself physically and emotionally?
200
Key concepts are usually mentioned elsewhere in the test, stay alert for them as you do other parts of the test. After inserting the answer, read the sentence to make sure it makes sense.
What is answering fill-in-the-blank questions?
200
If you require additional support for taking a test, you need to become your own advocate and seek out the necessary support.
What is seeking accommodations?
300
You have spent a large amount of time studying using a preferred learning system which resulted in deep, lasting learning.
What is Factor One: How well have you prepared?
300
Right before taking a test, my Inner Critic starts talking to me.
What is going into tests with a lot of negative thoughts about failing?
300
Give yourself plenty of time to get to class, use the restroom, get a snack or drink and pull out all of necessary materials for taking a test.
What is arriving early and getting comfortable?
300
After answering all of the questions that you can, go back and review the questions you skipped. Read the question out loud to yourself, highlight key words, see if you can picture the answer in your study materials and look back through the test to find the answer. If this doesn't work, take a guess.
What is providing an answer for every question?
300
If you don't understand the materials for a class, go to your instructor's office hours, form a study group, utilize a tutor or study with a classmate.
What is getting help?
400
By paying attention to the feedback given, successful students are able to determine whether or not they are staying on course.
What is Factor 3: How much have you learned from previous tests?
400
You should always go with your "gut feeling" when taking a test; even when the test seems very easy.
What is second guessing yourself by thinking the easy questions are harder than they really are?
400
Become a produce and create a movie of yourself being successful when taking the test.
What is visualizing success?
400
If a question tells you how many items are needed, provide that many answers even if you have to guess at some.
What is answering questions that ask for a list?
400
You can determine how to score more points on the next test by identifying where you lost points and then creating a test-smart plan.
What is analyzing your errors?
500
Your ability to take a test is a critical factor that will influence your grades. Without the skill to take test, your grade only vaguely shows how much you know or how intelligent you are.
What is Factor 2: How well do you take tests?
500
The other students in your study group talk about how to get the maximum number of points on a test.
What is not understanding how to have a plan for getting the most points possible on a test?
500
During the days leading up to the test, you have collected complete and accurate information, effectively organized your study materials, reviewed your study materials by rehearsing the materials each day, and made sure you understood the information by evaluating yourself.
What is actively using the CORE Learning System?
500
Questions that require an in-depth discussion of a topic should be well thought out and organized before diving into answering them.
What is answering essay questions?
500
It is important to know the information for a class especially if the course builds upon previously learned materials.
What is correcting answers you missed?
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