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General
Test Preparation A brief primer on test preparation. A good place
to begin when exploring ways to improve test preparation.
Preparing
For a Test Cramming is like going on vacation. When you get ready
to go on vacation, you generally start planning at least several weeks
beforehand. The same goes for taking a test. Check out this site for practical
suggestions in test preparation.
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.
Exam
Strategies Effective exam strategies can help you achieve better
grades and, in doing so, can also allow you to learn the material more
efficiently with better retention. The way in which you study has a great
deal to do with your academic success; this site will provide you with
some general techniques that should help you on your way to more effective
preparation.
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
Strategies for Objective Tests These guidelines are not meant
to replace good study techniques nor are they a magical formula for success.
They will demonstrate how you can logically think about objective test
questions and make "educated guesses" when necessary. This site also includes
links to many other areas of study concern.
How
to Study for Essay Tests A quick and easy analysis of study techniques
for essay exams.
Taking
Essay Tests Aside from taking notes in class, the type of writing
you will be asked to do most often for courses in nearly all disciplines
will probably be answering timed essay questions. Check out this
site for important tips on writing essay tests.
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.
Reducing
Test Anxiety Anxiety is something that everyone experiences to
some extent in any stressful situation. There are three main areas students
can work on to reduce test anxiety when it begins to interfere with test
performance.
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