Montana State University

Faculty Development Center


Marilyn Lockhart

Interim Director of Faculty Development
318 Montana Hall
(406) 994-4555
lockhart@montana.edu

Anne Angermeyr

Program Coordinator
212 Montana Hall
(406) 994-7136
annea@montana.edu

Test Links

How to Be Prepared for Tests: 15 Steps to Success As the title suggests, this site has fifteen steps to cover to be fully prepared for the next exam.

Test-Taking Strategies A series of suggestions for taking exams. Very practical and helpful.

Be Good at Taking Tests Ron Kurtus says "that in order to get good grades in school, you have to be skillful in taking tests. This goes beyond being smart or knowing the subject matter. It is simply being good in tests." Included here are some very useful and practical tips, based on an athletic model.

Surviving Oral Exams To do well on an oral exam requires a rather different set of skills than those called for on a written exam. You still need mastery of the material, of course, but you need to access and articulate the material in a different way. This site shows the way.

Test Anxiety Most students experience some level of anxiety during an exam. However, when anxiety begins to affect exam performance it has become a problem. This site can be extremely helpful in overcoming test anxiety.