Test Taking Strategies

							Test Taking Strategies

   How do I show
   what I know?
    One week before test
• Gather ALL material for test
• Lecture notes
•   Textbook marking
•   Old tests
•   Home work
•   Divide up into logical portions
          Each day
• Review previous material
• Study any new portion
     Day Before Test
• Compose a master study sheet
• Take practice exam
          Day of test
• Final review of study guide
• Go to exam confidently
         Self Talk
  Negative           Positive
  Anxious         Task - oriented
Math has never     Math has never
                    been a strength
been a strength
                    for me. But if I
  for me. I’m      practice and ask
 never going to       questions I
pass this exam.    should be okay.
    Test Taking Skills
DAY OF THE EXAM
• Review your study guide. Don’t cram
• Study Deeply
• Engage in a relaxed activity the last
  hour or two before the exam
• Be prepared with necessary tools
• Avoid peers that are anxiety
  generators
    Test Taking Skills
DURING THE TEST
• Survey the entire exam
• Start with the easiest questions
• Focus on content instead of
  feelings
• Read the directions carefully
     Test taking Skills
AFTER THE TEST
• Reward yourself
• Learn from the exam by searching
  for a pattern to your errors
• Look for the things that made you
  the most unsure