Study skills test prep

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A powerpoint I created to help students plan for success.Part of a series of slideshows to increase student success.

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Study Study SkillsSkills

Test Preparation Test Preparation and Test Takingand Test Taking

Test PreparationTest Preparation

Manage Review Time

Create review tools

Plan a strategy

Manage Review TimeManage Review Time

Within 20 minutes Within 20 minutes to 1 hour of class to 1 hour of class if possibleif possible

Again within 24 Again within 24 hourshours

Daily ReviewDaily Review

Weekly ReviewWeekly Review

Major ReviewMajor Review

Review Notes andReview Notes andCreate review toolsCreate review tools

Flash cardsMind Map

Checklist

Plan a strategyPlan a strategy

Ask Your Instr

uctor

What to Expect

Look over old exams Practice

tasks/p

roblems/example

questions f

rom notes

Write Your Own

Practice Questions

WellPrepared

Ways to predict QuestionsWays to predict Questions

Taking the TestTaking the Test

Objective TestsObjective Tests

Objective TestsObjective TestsOn a true/false test if any part of the On a true/false test if any part of the statement is false the answer is false.statement is false the answer is false.

Essay TestsEssay Tests

They test your ability to express They test your ability to express yourself, interpret, and organize your yourself, interpret, and organize your materialmaterial

Read each question to make sure you Read each question to make sure you understand precisely what is being understand precisely what is being askedasked

Know definitions of direction words Know definitions of direction words (contrast, compare, describe)(contrast, compare, describe)

Writing shorter answers and completing Writing shorter answers and completing all of the questions will almost always all of the questions will almost always yield a better scoreyield a better score

Essay TestsEssay Tests

Essay testsEssay tests

Other Points to Consider

Write Legibly

Be Brief

Seek Clues in Question

Use Vocabular

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Math & Science ExamsMath & Science Exams

Reducing test anxietyReducing test anxiety