Peer Planner Evaluation, Prepare for quiz then Response 7 Write about a positive success story about a time you did your

1. Peer Planner Evaluation, Prepare for quiz thenResponse 7 • Write about a positive success story about a time you did your best on a test. How did you do it, how did it feel, what was the test in, why did you do so well, etc. • List the many ways in which you prepare for different types of tests (such as cramming, etc) Brainstorm and list situations that make taking test difficult, such as health issues. When done – prepare for quiz, Peer Planner Eval

2. How Can Preparation Improve Test Performance?(overview) Chapter 7: Test Taking Pg 210 • Identify Test Type and Material Covered (210) • Create a Study Schedule and Checklist (213) • Prepare Through Careful Review (213) • Take a Pretest (213-214) • Prepare Physically (214) • Make the Most of Last-Minute Cramming (215)

3. Success 100, pg 209 Chapter 7: Test Preparation

4. The Best Test Preparation Strategies • Attend class, listen actively, and participate. • Take good notes and review them regularly. • Keep up with reading and other assignments.

5. Test Question Prediction • Use SQ3R to identify what is important • Listen for clues at review sessions • Make an appointment to see your instructor • Talk to people who already took the course and look at comments on teacher evaluation websites • Examine old tests, if the instructor makes them available

6. Predict some Test Questions • Look at a textbook (either ours or for another class) • In the chapter(s) for this week, determine the Key Terms – write the definitions • Write some potential test questions: what will your professor ask you about this material?

7. How Can You Work Through Test Anxiety? • Prepare and Have a Positive Attitude • Test Anxiety and the Returning Student

8. Give one/Get One Joe Smith Negative This teacher wants to torture me! I don’t know anything! Positive This will force me to learn I can study! • Fold a paper in half (hot dog style). • On the top of ½ of the paper, write “Negative Thinking about Tests” • Take 2 minutes to write down some negative thinking • Talk to 5 people in the class and write down their negative thoughts on the same side of the paper • Take 2 minutes and think of some ways to turn those negative thoughts into positive thoughts. Write those on the opposite side of the paper • Talk to 4 DIFFERENT classmates to help fill in the Positive Thinking side of the paper.

9. Positive Thinking About Testing • See tests as opportunities to learn • Understand that tests measure performance, not personal value • Believe that instructors are on your side • Seek study partners who challenge you • Get tutored • Practice relaxation • Shut out negative vibrations • Practice positive self-talk • Remind yourself of your goals

10. Test Anxiety and the Returning student (pg 217) Helpful tips for parents • Find help. • Plan activities • Explain the time frame and plan a reward

11. What General Strategies Can Help You Succeed on Tests? • Choose the Right Seat (217) • Write Down Key Facts (218) • Begin with an Overview • Read Test Directions • Mark Up the Questions • Take Special Care on Machine-Scored Tests • Work from Easy to Hard • Watch the Clock • Take a Strategic Approach to Questions You Cannot Answer • Master the Art of Intelligent Guessing • Maintain Academic Integrity

12. Let’s Mark up the test questions! • Look at the test sample • Highlight the key terms/write them out to the side • Define what you need to know about them • Answer the question before you read the answers

13. How Can You Master Different Types of Test Questions? • Multiple-Choice Questions • True-or-False Questions • Matching Questions • Fill-in-the-Blank Questions • Essay Questions

14. Multiple Choice Test Questions (pg 221)

15. True/False Test Questions

16. Fill-in-the-Blank Test Questions

17. Essay Test Questions • Start by reading the questions • Map out your time • Focus on action verbs (pg 228): Analyze, Compare, Contrast, Criticize, Define, Describe, Discuss, List, Evaluate, Explain, Illustrate, Interpret, Outline, Prove, Review, State, Summarize, Trace

18. Chart it! • Define each of the exam terms

19. How Can You Learn From Test Mistakes? • Ask yourself questions that may help you identify correctable problems • Rework the questions you got wrong • After reviewing your mistakes, fill in your knowledge gaps • Talk to your instructor • Rethink the ways you studied • If you fail a test, don’t throw it away

20. Assignment • Create questions for an exam on Chpt 7 • 5 multiple choice • 5 True/False • 3 Short Answer • 1 Essay question

21. “The Five P’s of Success: Prior preparation prevents poor performance.” James A. Baker, III Former Secretary of State and White House Chief of Staff

22. Group Activity: Do you study to learn? Or study to pass the test?  What is the learning and the knowledge base behind being a success in each of these professions?  What do these people create in our society? How does their job affect the student directly?  If these people cut corners in their learning, what would the impact be?  If these people develop competency in their learning, what is the impact?  How does this analysis change the way you view your own learning and your future options? Emergency room surgeon Civil engineer Business manager President of the United States

23. Homework! • Homework (due next meeting): Chapter 8Paragraph 7: CANCELLED!Portfolio 7- On-the-Job Testing (pg 238)Portfolio 8- A Job Interview Cover Letter (pg 272)Portfolio7.docxPortfolio8.docx