GradChat provides test taking tips to help students prepare for and take tests.
(prHWY.com) August 24, 2011 - Boca Raton, FL -- GradChat provides test taking tips to help students prepare for and take tests.
The time to begin preparing for an exam is the moment you sign up for any academic course. You know there will be projects, presentations and EXAMS, where you show what you've learned and how you rank among your peers in the class. How can you get through these exams with flying colors?
1. Be Prepared
' Pick up or download the course syllabus and treat it like a bible during the course - that's what it's for! It's a roadmap that takes you from start to finish. Read it over and get an idea of what the entire course encompasses, and what you're expected to accomplish to receive a good rating at the end.
' Get the right textbooks for the course. Textbooks change rapidly. The syllabus will list the correct editions.
' Check your schedule. Make sure you can fit the class in without a mad dash or a dangerous drive to get there for each meeting. Worrying about being late or missing an exam will certainly distract you from concentrating on the class material.
' If you're working as part of a team, make sure you know what your assignment is; all of you will profit from good, early planning.
2. Be Organized
' Keep your materials for each class in one spot - even if you have to make little stacks all over your room or apartment.
' Keep up with your assignments. Take meaningful notes in a notebook for that class only during every meeting.
- Finish projects early enough to allow time for course review before the final exam.
' Between meetings, compare and reference your class notes to the textbook, if applicable. Underline or highlight important data. Remember, Every time you work with the data, you reinforce it in your memory.
' Don't wait six weeks to review your notes, even if there's no exam. Ask your classmates or the instructor about class content you don't quite comprehend. Remember: You can't remember what you don't understand.
' If your instructor gives frequent tests, keep the papers and correct your errors; you may see the same questions on the final exam! Keep all class papers together with your notes to avoid a frantic scramble before a big exam.
3. Be Ready
- Study the instructor's test technique - the kind of short-answer or essay questions he/she usually asks. Talk with former students who've taken the class.
- Review correctly for the type of test: Who, What, Where, When for an objective test; broad concepts for an essay test.
- Review your highlighted notes - you can't read the entire text before the test! Find out if notes are allowed at the test.
- Compare notes and bounce off questions with a classmate in a review session. There may be important data you both missed during class.
- Memorize formulas and equations you'll need in advance of the test and apply them to hypothetical problems.
- Lastly, arrive at the test rested and alert. Eat a small protein meal before you arrive. All-night cramming does not work for most students. The body will shut down and the mind will "go blank" on you after such torture
When you've prepared your notes well, organized the data into appropriate elements, and have reviewed until you are ready for the exam, your self-confidence will eliminate any terror from test-taking. YOU ARE READY! You also will have established a system and a routine that will help you through your entire educational experience.
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