Attending class, staying on top of assignments, completing readings and projects, and participating in class discussions.
What is actively learning?
100
Can cause sweating, nausea, dizziness, headaches, and fatigue.
What is test anxiety?
100
Writing formulas, rules, and definitions.
What is writing down key facts?
100
Review your flash cards, focus on crucial concepts, create last minute study sheet, and arrive early.
What is intensive studying?
200
You can choose or write a short answer, often making a selection from a limited number of choices.
What is objective question?
200
Topics that will be covered, types of questions, and material you will be tested on.
What is finding out about the test?
200
Can reduce your ability to concentrate, make you feel overwhelmed, and cause you to "blank out".
What are the negative effects of test anxiety?
200
Begin with the easiest question, and answer them as quickly as you can without sacrificing accuracy.
What is working from easy to hard?
200
Having a good night's sleep and eating a well balanced meal.
What is preparing physically?
300
Requires you to plan, organize, draft, and refine a response.
What is subjective question?
300
Days that consist of studying between the end of classes and the beginning of finals.
What is Reading period or dead days?
300
Prepare thoroughly and build a positive attitude
What are the two steps to minimize test anxiety?
300
Cheating robs you the opportunity to learn the material and can also jeopardize your future if you are caught.
What is maintaining academic integrity?
300
Medical College Admission Test
What is the MCAT?
400
Asks you to supply one or more words or phrases with missing information that completes the sentence.
What is fill-in-the-blank questions?
400
Surveying, Questioning, Reading, Reciting, and Reviewing
What is SQ3R?
400
See the test as an opportunity to learn, appreciate your instructor's purpose, understand that tests measure performance, not personal value, and practice relaxation.
What are some ways to maintain a positive attitude?
400
Keep track of how much time is left and how you are progressing.
What is watching the clock?
400
Reread your notes, filling in missing information, and clarifying points, writing out abbreviations, and highlighting key ideas.
What is review your notes
500
Allows you to express your knowledge and views more extensively than a short-answer question.
What is essay question?
500
Studying intensively and around the clock right before an exam?
What is cramming?
500
Tell yourself that you can do well and that it is normal to feel anxious, particularly before an important exam.
What is practicing positive self-talk?
500
Taking advantage of what you do know in order to try to figure out what you don't.
What is intelligent guessing?
500
1. Start by reading the question.
2. Watch for action verbs.
3. Plan
4. Draft
5. Revise
6. Edit
What is the process to help improve your response to an essay question?