"If I were a teacher I would have a written out test every so often to see how much information my students picked up over the week just to make sure they are staying focused." GE 101 Student Fall 2009
- The purpose of taking a test:
1)to determine what is being taught
2 to measure learning
3 assess how well students are learning
4 memory skills
5 determine how well the teacher is doing
6 student progress
Beating Test Anxiety
1.Look over your notes
2.Take a walk
3.Go to the library
4.Relax 5. Take deep breaths.
Steps you can take to reduce distractions
1.sit in the front of the class
2.pay attention
How to do well on a test.
I would tell my friend to 1)use her study time wisely,
2)get enough sleep the night before, 3)eat a good warm breakfast the morning of the test, and 4)while taking the test be sure to take your time 5)go back and double check your answers.
Visualization strategies are useful when remembering unrelated items that is pulled together.
I would say use your time wisely and don't rush through tests. Spend more time studying and try to remember everything you need to know.
Objective or Subjective Question?
An objective test question recalls facts and concepts that cover multiple choice, true/false and short answer forms. subjective questions are opinions on a material and new material.
Subjective ??are questions that ask for your own opinion about the material or ask you to apply the material in a new way.
Cheat Sheet Index Card
1.A cheat sheet could be a shortened and condensed version of the information.
2.A cheat sheet can help you study by reading all the questions and writing them down.
3.when you write it down you may remember it easier
Study in Groups or Alone
When study groups get too big, people may start getting distracted and can't focus.
By studying alone, you have no one around you to distract you and you will probably be able to concentrate better.
Some benefits of a study group is getting together with other people that are studying the same subject and going over questions and points that might be asked on a test.
1. Benefiting from others notes, sharing notes
2. Creative way of studying, using Internet or chat rooms
3. Quiz each other over the material
4. Help each other stay on task.
If you miss class talk it out in your study groups.
- Study Goals - STUDY NOW!
1.Study Log
2.Use time wisely
3.Study course objectives carefully
http://www.vark-learn.com/english/page.asp?p=questionnaire
SWOT Study with out Tears this is an Acronym
methods to use SWOT
VARK
visual-replace words with symbols, draw pictures
aural-read notes aloud
read/write-read notes multiple times
kinesthetic-draw pictures 
VARK
Visual
intake: maps, highlight, and underline
Study Without Tears
draw a picture
output
draw things
Aural/oral
intake
read your notes aloud
output
speak your answers out loud
listen to it speak it
Reading
keep reading it
read your notes over again
Mnemonic devices
Acrostic Sentences
My Very Elegant Mother Just Sat Upon Nine Porcupines is an example of a mnemonic device called acrostic sentences. It helps you remember names and order of planets.
Acronyms
Purpose of Tests
measure learning
assess how well students are learning
memory skills.
Open Book Tests
True - Open book tests may be harder than in class, closed book test.
Why do teachers use essay tests?
They use essay questions to measure the students' ability to analyze, synthesize, and evaluate the concept they learned; it in gauges us me to recall in facts.
Problem Solving
Read the question carefully
Read question carefully, marking multiple steps or parts in the directions
Why Show your work on Math Or Science test.
. If you show your work you may get partial credit on your math or science test.
So either you or your teacher can go back see where it is you messed up.
