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Test Passing Help |
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| I. Be positive! | |||
| A. Passing this test is going to help you. | |||
| B. Work hard! | |||
| II. Improve your study skills. | |||
| A. Use study aids like The Quick Notes Learning System. | |||
| B. Review often for short periods of time in a quiet place. | |||
| III. Test Taking Tips | |||
| A. Follow your normal routine before the test. If this means going to the | |||
| Friday night dance then go, but don't stay out too late. | |||
| B. Arrive a little early. | |||
| C. Read test directions carefully. | |||
| D. Use your time wisely. | |||
| 1. Don't spend a long time on one problem. | |||
| 2. If necessary, guess or write a short answer to difficult questions and | |||
| mark them for more work. | |||
| E. Answer all questions stating the answer clearly. There is a subconscious | |||
| tendency for graders to grade messy papers lower than neat papers. | |||
| F. Redo difficult problems | |||
| G. Check all answers | |||
| H. Change answers only if you are sure of the new answer. Studies show | |||
| first answers are correct more often than changed answers. | |||
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1) Test taking begins at the beginning of a course when a student should
find out the type of test the professor will use. Multiple choice tests
are different from essay tests and math tests are different than history
tests because they require you improve your problem solving ability
by doing assigned homework.
2) Determine material being tested. Is the test on the lecture notes. Are the
notes from the book? If from the notes, you had better have good notes. My
U.S. History 101 tests were all from the notes. I actually knew the miles of
railroad track laid for each decade of the 19th century. The Prof switched in
102 to questions from the book and buried most of us but not the history
majors. I did not know how to build an adobe hut described under a textbook
picture! Both questions were a waste, although I still remember that much of
the friction that caused the Civil War was economic.
3) Many teachers emphasize important material throughout the course. I can
remember many students starring material they thought I was emphasizing. Two
very good students used to meet at 7AM before class and guess the questions I
might ask and possible answers.
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4) Are the test generic-basic history, sociology, economics, statistics,
chemistry? If so, there are many free notes at my Student Internet
Library. My free material is in the Internet Libraries I have written and I
have been adding other free course notes for over 5 years.
5) Maximizing grades is not the best goal, Long run economic success is
maximized by concentrating on what you do well.
An accounting major
with an A in accounting and a C in American Literature will be more
in demand than a student with a
B in both courses. I want my CPA to save me money
and really don't care if they
read Eliot's The Waste Land.
I used to quote the late Peter Druker on the subject.
"Delivering literacy--even on
the high level appropriate to a knowledge society--will be an easier task than
giving students the capacity and the knowledge to keep on learning, and the
desire to do it." |
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