Before the test
What should you do the night before a test?
Go to bed early
As soon as you get your test you should:
Read all the directions
Write down hard to remember information
What do you ask yourself when you get your test back?
What can I learn from this?
Where did I lose points?
Name on advantage for students of multiple choice questions
Guessing is an option
Recognition is all that is needed
Which is normal, stress or anxiety?
Stress
What should you do the morning of the test?
Talk a walk, get to class early, sit in your usual spot
Name a way to avoid a memory block
Move on to the next question
Name a reason why we often lose points
You didn't study enough
You didn't understand the information
You made careless mistakes
What is one disadvantage of multiple choice questions?
You may know information, just not the question answered.
You are either right or wrong, there is no in-between
Name something that eliminates test anxiety
A good night sleep
Effective study techniques
Concentrate on your own work
Don't panic
For recognition tests you should do what?
Study your notes
What is one important factor about online tests.
They are timed
Who should we get feedback from after the test?
The instructor
Classmates
One advantage to students of essay questions is:
You can get partial credit
The problem of choosing between confusing options is eliminated
What words usually trigger a wrong multiple choice answers
Never
Always
For recall tests, you should
Recite information out loud
What should we do right before we hand in the test?
Check our work for dumb mistakes
Oftentimes we don't perform well because we used this method of studying.
Cramming
One disadvantage to students of essay questions is:
Recall of material is needed
Your grade might be based on more than your answers
Neatness matters
You can run out of time
Where do instructors usually put the correct answers on multiple choice questions?
In the middle
Name one of the three steps of learning
Acquiring information
Studying information
Demonstrating knowledge
Most students are more intimidated by what kinds of tests.
Essay
What can I do if I determined I didn't study the correct information?
Review your note-taking
Talk to the instructor
Examine your listening skills
Careless mistakes are more of an problem with what type of question?
Multiple choice
What is one tip for answering an essay question?
Make an outline
Get right to the point
Steer the answer
Use proper grammar