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Test Preparation Workshop

Test Preparation Workshop. Tomas Rivera Center for Student Success. Start preparing for the test on the first day of class Manage the extra information Review and rehearse questions and answers Use test-taking strategies. Prepare from Day 1. Attend class every day

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Test Preparation Workshop

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  1. Test Preparation Workshop Tomas Rivera Center for Student Success

  2. Start preparing for the test on the first day of class • Manage the extra information • Review and rehearse questions and answers • Use test-taking strategies

  3. Prepare from Day 1 • Attend class every day • Revise your lecture notes every day. Put them into a study guide format. • This develops your natural memory • It’s easier to study • You will remember more

  4. Example – Cornell Notes

  5. Example – Cornell Notes

  6. Get your questions answered right away. • SI • Learning Assistance • Your teacher • Other students • Master problems and homework assignments the same week. • Don’t fall behind • Use the resources – SI, tutoring

  7. Revise, review, rehearse • Revise your notes daily • Review your notes weekly (Use the time between classes) Make up charts, graphs, lists of definitions, or other collections of information as you go • Rehearse questions • Question yourself about key concepts, and find out if you can say the answer without looking at your notes

  8. Manage the extra information • Chapter readings • Handouts • Information from the instructors website • What else??????

  9. Use strategies for remembering all the extra information • Preview chapters and articles • Identify main concepts • Predict test questions • Build a written study guide as you go • Make charts, graphs, and lists for future study

  10. When the test is near--Review . . . don’t cram • Cramming = Looking at material you’ve never seen before or only seen once • Reviewing = Looking at material you have already seen, understood, and organized

  11. If You Need to Catch Up • Start right now • Rewrite, revise and review all your notes, looking for main points and possible test questions • Figure out what you don’t understand • Do all your catch-up work at least three days before the test • Review and rehearse

  12. Rehearse questions • Form questions from the lecture notes and the readings notes. • Practice answering them • Identify what you know and don’t know • Put your focus on what you don’t know

  13. This should be a lot if you have been revising and reviewing all along. Feel good about what you know! Focus your last-days activities here Flash cards Charts Practice problems Answers to last-minute questions Know / Don’t know

  14. The day of . . . . • Get some sleep the night before • Eat before the test • Do only a brief review • Stay away from stressed-out people • Stay calm • Use strategies while you are taking the test

  15. During the test • Write down any memorized formulas • Look over the whole test first • Mark difficult questions and come back to them later • If you get panicky: • Ground yourself physically • Take a break and just breathe • Go back to an easy question • Remember to not compare yourself with others • Work slowly and use the whole time

  16. Strategies • Multiple-choice tests • Essay tests • Problem tests • Pace yourself • Stay positive

  17. Afterwards Plan a reward for yourself! Good luck on your next test!

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