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Preparing for Your Midterms. Before you begin…. IDENTIFY which tests you will be taking on which days. Make day one tests your first priority. CREATE a study schedule listing the times and dates, when you could sit down and study.
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Before you begin… • IDENTIFY which tests you will be taking on which days. Make day one tests your first priority. • CREATE a study schedule listing the times and dates, when you could sit down and study. • GATHER and ORGANIZE your material for each class in chronological order (if you have not been doing this since day one, you may waste several hours doing this now)
Study Schedule Tips • Look at the number of days that you have until the midterm in each class. • Set aside a few days of about 30-45 minutes of studying for each class. • If a teacher gives you a study guide, make sure to go through the study guide completely. • Divide the study guide into sections and complete one section during your scheduled study time for that subject.
Study Schedule Tips • Leave room for breaks during your studying. • During this break, walk around the house or do something active. Sitting for a long time can become exhausting. • Marathon Studying is a bad idea… studies have shown that you will retain more information, if you study in smaller chunks than if you study all the information straight through or in one day.
While You’re Studying • Choose a spot to study that is free from distractions. • Some people can study in bed (I cannot). • Some people study at a desk or at a kitchen table. • Some people study with music. • Some people study standing up at a counter or work table.
While You’re Studying • Find what strategies work best to help you. • Flash Cards work well for studying vocabulary terms, historical dates, and a few other things, but is not a good strategy for all topics. • Rewriting tricky notes might help. • Memory Tricks help with lots of different topics: Plumbers work with lead pipes… Lead’s atomic symbol is Pb! My uncle lives in Maine and was born in august… the capital of Maine is Augusta!
While You’re Studying • Review with a group of friends that will honestly study with you. Try your best to keep the focus of the group on the material until its time for your breaks. • Make small practice tests to test yourself. • If your teacher gave you a list of possible essay questions, work on responses for each of them – you don’t know which ones they will choose and its best to be prepared for each.
Take Advantage • More than likely a teacher will give you access to your study guide many days before the exam. • Work on it as soon as you can, and then ask the teacher specific questions on topics you still might not quite understand. • If a teacher gives time in class for you to work on your study guides, use it wisely. • If a teacher offers a study session or review session, go to it and ask questions.
Before the Test • Get plenty of rest. • Pulling an “all-nighter” to prepare, often puts more stress and anxiety on a person. • You also want to be mentally sharp for these exams, and not enough sleep can cause you to feel mentally drained.
Before the Test • Wake up with plenty of time to get ready for the school day. • If you start the day rushed, you will feel like your tests are rushed (adding more stress). • Eat breakfast and have a small snack in your locker for between tests. • Walk around between tests, you will be sitting for the next hour and a half.
During The Test • Be on time. If you are late you will need to retake during a make up testing time and take a 10% deduction. If you skip, you earn a 0%. • Make sure your phone is on silent. • Use the clock to pace yourself. • Know where the halfway point and the end of the testing period are. • Relax.
After the Test • Double-check your answers. • You will remain silent until the end of the testing period. • Bring something to do. • Check with the teacher to see if electronics are allowed. • If you have another test that day, bring materials to review for the next test.
