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Central Lakes Regional Planning Team. Dual Credit Tool Kit: Study Tips & Test Taking . Creating an Environment to Study. Dual Credit Tool Kit: Study Tips and Test Taking. Getting Started: Attend class Take notes Ask questions to clarify material Do all assignments and readings.
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Central Lakes Regional Planning Team Dual Credit Tool Kit: Study Tips & Test Taking
Creating an Environment to Study • Dual Credit Tool Kit: Study Tips and Test Taking Getting Started: • Attend class • Take notes • Ask questions to clarify material • Do all assignments and readings
Study Strategies That Work • Dual Credit Tool Kit: Study Tips and Test Taking On your own With a friend/group • Be the teacher. Teaching someone else the information is a strategy that really helps many students to understand information on a deeper level. • Join or start a study group. There is power in numbers so learning from your peers can be a tool which is often overlooked. • Getting fresh perspectives on a topic from other students can help you learn it more thoroughly. • Use index cards to write key concepts/terms/information. • Use acronyms/ mnemonic devices. • Arrange the first letters of keywords into a sentence or nonsense word (the sillier, the better). • Make study notes during lectures and while doing the readings. • Review your notes and highlight key information, underline important facts, make notes in the margins, etc.
Tips for Test Taking • Dual Credit Tool Kit: Study Tips and Test Taking
Helpful Hints: Different Types of Questions • Dual Credit Tool Kit: Study Tips and Test Taking • For short answer/essay questionsmake a rough outline to organize your ideas. Look at the marking scheme to ensure you have included enough evidence. • For multiple choice questions, read the question and think about the answer in your head before reading the responses. Go through each response and see if it matches your idea. Put a question mark (?) beside responses that you’re unsure of, and a checkmark beside responses that might be correct. Read through all responses before selecting your final answer. • For true or false questions, read the question carefully. Look for clues. Trust your gut. Guess if you must.