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104 Cards in this Set
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reading over your notes in an example of _____ learning
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active ?
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goals that involve learning the material are called _______ goals
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mastery
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strategic learners are students who view studying and learning as a _______ process
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gradual
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you can get your moneys worth in college by _______ all classes
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attending
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Taking a ______ course loud during your first term or first year can help make the transition to college easier.
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easier
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learning to set _____ is one of the most difficult tasks you will face.
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study goals?
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a kinesthetic learner learns best by ______
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doing
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what are the three factors that influence motivation? describe each briefly
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look up
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Describe the three components of self- regulated learning
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Look up
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why are learning styles important?
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learning styles are important because its the way a student can learn best .
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goals should be _____ challenging
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somewhat
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you should avoid words like _____ and _____ in your goal statements
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I think and Ill try
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_____, ____ help students break long-term goals down into individual steps
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action plan
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When you have clear _____ goals, yo are more likely to perserve what become difficult
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The goal statement, " I will earn an A or B in biology" should be revised because it is not.
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specific.
(look up) |
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why should you revise your goals
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you may have set your goals too low.
you may have set your goals too high After the first exam, youl have a more accurate picture of your performance |
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What are four main reasons that setting goals improves performance?
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goals direct your attention
goals mobilize effort goals increase persistence goals promote the development of new strategies |
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why should students make academics their top priority for the first three weeks of the term?
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when you start off strong you are more likely to succeed in the end.
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why should students use the five step approach to setting goals?
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look up
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The first step in good time management is ______ how to use your time now
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evaluating
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You need to spend almost one- _______ of your time each week on academic tasks if you are a full-time student
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third
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the average student spends about _____ hours outside of class for every hour in class to complete assignments
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two
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completing a _______ calendar will help you determine how well you can stick to a schedule.
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assignment
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the best way to overcome problems with procrastination is simply to ______
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get started.
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you can determine your time available for study by completing a ________ calendar
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fixed commitment calendar
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what are the three main causes of procrastination?
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self- downing, low frusteration tolerance, hostility
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describe the four factors that influence how much time you need to study
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-consider credit load
-consider the difficulty level of classes -consider grade goals -learn how long it takes to do your assignment |
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How can time- management strategies keep you motivated?
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because if you are taking breaks, switching subjects and planning rewards you will make feel more motivated. Writing things down also make you want to achieve it more.
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what are the five strategies that students can use to overcome problems with procrastination?
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- Get started
- Plan ahead - Don't over schedule - set priorities -recognize that all courses are relevant |
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Chapter 4 (memory and learning)
______ memory is very susceptible to interference |
short-term or immediate
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if information is well _______ it is easier to learn and recall
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organized
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another term for spaced practice is ______practice
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active
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mnemonic devices are designed to aid ______, not _______
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retrieval, learning
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_____ -level rehearsal strategies are more effective in getting information into long-term memory
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high
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_____ occurs when we make things meaningful
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encoding
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compare and contrast short term and long term memory
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short term- is something that once you decide you want to remember something, you immediately have to move it into short-term memory.
long term- once material has been processed it moves into long term. Long- term memory is the best one for stuff to be in. Long term memory has almost unlimited capacity. |
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Describe weinstein and mayers five groups of learning strategies
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rehearsal strategies- involve practicing material until its learned.
high-level rehearsal strategies- outlining, predicting questions, and creating charts and concept maps -Elaboration strategies- involve expanding on the information, forming associations, or connecting new information to what you already know. Organizational Strategies- allow you to organize the information to make it easier to learn and recall. comprehension monitoring strategies- allow you to monitor or keep tabs on your learning. |
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Chapter 5 (taking lecture notes)
The most important reason to take lecture notes is to get a _______ record of information |
Accurate
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_____ is an active, selective process
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listening
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chapter 5
take notes in ______; dont write whole sentences |
meaningful phrases
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writing questions in the ______ provides you with an oppurtunity to test your memory of your notes
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recall column
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you should edit your notes within ____
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24 hours
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You can improve your listening skills by
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deciding that you want to listen
controlling your emotional response holding yourself accountable for the material presented. |
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what are some ways to edit your notes?
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rewriting your notes to fill in missing information
rewriting your notes to improve the organization adding a recall column to your notes |
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chapter 5
what are the key features of the outline, block, and modified-block methods of taking notes? |
they don't deal with many things that have to do with format. They are made to get down the information that your teacher so fastly writes down.
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how do students benefit from taking notes?
Chapter 5 |
acurate info on material
become active listener/more involved more interesting repetition |
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how do students review their lecture notes ?
Chapter 5 |
recite from heading, recite from recall questions, talk to others about info
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Chapter 6 (improving concentration)
______ college freshman experience concentration problems |
most
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chapter 6
use ______ study strategies to improve your concentration when studying for exams |
Active
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both _____ and ______ distractions affect your ability to concentrate during lectures
Chapter 6 |
internal and external
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Having difficulty concentrating at the beginning of a task is referred to as a problem focusing at _______
Chapter 6 |
will
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what are the real causes of poor concentration
chapter 6 |
lack of interest
lack of attention lack of motivation |
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you can reduce your distractions by
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studying in an empty classroom
using your desk only for study screening your phone calls |
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describe the characteristics of each of the three stages of the concentration cycle
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light- right when you sit down, pretty distracted, just getting all materials.
moderate- somewhat concentrated but still may be distracted by little things DEEP- best one to be in. not distracted AT ALL |
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How should students overcome problems with internal and external distractions?
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for internal- students should keep a journal, find someone to talk to regularly that really helps you with problems.
for external- find a quiet place to study that you rarely get distracted. |
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How will improving your concentration benefit you in college?
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self confident, self esteem, time spent more effectively, more interesting, more involved, better notes, better test scores which leads to overall success.
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Chapter 7 (reading your textbook)
By connecting what your reading to your _____ ______, you can improve your reading comprehension |
prior knowledge
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you can prevent boredom and increase your comprehension if you read your textbook chapter in _____ -page chunks.
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ten
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you need to turn the ______ into a question in the SQ3R reading/study system
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Heading
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You should use the _____ reading/study system with your easy-to-read textbooks
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P2R
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One of the disadvantages of using S-RUN-R is that it is very ________ _______
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time consuming
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_______ refers to your evaluation of whether or not you understand what you read
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comprehension monitoring
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previewing before reading a chapter can increase your comprehension by ____ percent
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10 to 20
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List and define each of the five critical reading skills
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comprehend- understanding what you read, look up words in dictionary ( no ignorance)
Application- connecting what you read to own prior knowledge Analysis- Break information into its component parts. identify main points and their supporting details Synthesis- pulling info together from individual statements made in the paragraph into more general ideas or concepts. Evaluation- Judging value of text. Asking yourself is what you read is true? |
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compare and contrast P2R, SQ3R, and S-RUN-R reading/study systems
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P2R- is preview, read and review. Its good to use for easy to read textbook. Can be effective.
SQ3R- survey, question, read, recite, review. -great deal of repetition S-RUN-R.. survey, read, underline, note taking, review . Simple but time consuming. (one that i would use) |
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Chapter 8
You should read to the end of the _______ before you begin marking your text. |
paragraph
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complex marking systems can interfere with your _______
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comprehension/concentration
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One way to review your text marking is to ______ questions in the margin of your text
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predict
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Marking only one sentence per paragraph is referred to as marking too ______
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selectively
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when you are marking your text, you should read, _______, _______, and then mark
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think, decide
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______ main ideas are not directly stated in the text
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implied
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______ _______ helps you summarize the key information in your text
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meaningful phrases
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What are the four main reasons you should mark your text?
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-promotes active reading
-condenses material -increases comprehension -serves as a comprehension monitoring system |
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why do some students have difficulty marking their textbooks? what should they do differently?
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they have difficulty because they under or over mark their texts. They should precisely choose what is important and not and go with it.
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how should students evaluate their text marking?
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Be sure marking makes sense
Get feedback on marking -compare with classmate -talk to professor Test marking after exam - use T method - T method is marking T on everything that was on the exam. |
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Chapter 9
You may not want to take text notes as you read the chapter for the first time because every thing seems ______ |
important
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You can edit your ______ notes as you take your text cards
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lecture
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Some students like to take text notes ____ ______ because they carry them around to review when they have a few extra minutes.
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index cards
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_______ _______ show the supporting details in a semantic web
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strand supports
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_________ cannot be used to take notes on entire chapters
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charts
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When you are writing a summary, be sure to use
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paragraph form?????
or main ideas?? |
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what is a top-down method of taking text notes
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hierarchical maps
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Why do students need to organize their text material?
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increases comprehension
prepares for review better than highlighting some text lacks subheading some text include details under multiple heading some material is better organized with graphic displays |
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why is charting an effective method for some text material?
what is one type of chart? |
forces you to organize more than any other form.
a type of chart= the matrix ( it has rows and columns) |
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how should students review their text notes?
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recite
-review main and supporting points replicate -write heading on piece of paper than fill in details add recall questions -write in margin -create general and specific questions. |
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Chapter 10 (preparing for exams)
You should study the ______ chapter on day 1 of the Five- Day study plan. |
oldest
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you should study for _____ to ______ hours for a college exam
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8 to 10
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studying your text and lecture material together is known as_______ study. *
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integrated
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if you only have two chapters to study for an exam, you should prepare _____ on day 1
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first half of the older chapter
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The review strategies give you more opportunities for _______________ your learning
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monitoring on self-testing
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_______ level questions require you to understand the information so that you can select the answer even when it is phrased differently on the exam.
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comprehension
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which is the least effective time to evaluate your exam preparation?
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During the exam
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How are preparation strategies and review strategies different?
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preparation strategies are setting yourself up to learn.
review strategies are is where you can learn all the material that you prepared for the test. This process can involve reciting word carts, reciting question cards and taking self tests. |
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Why do students have difficulty preparing for exams? what should they do differently?
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students have difficulty preparing for exams because they usually wait till the last second and cram the night before. Also students read over the whole text book before tests. They should use a five day study plan which has you studying over a longer period of time and being able to understand the material better.
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Taking objective Exams
The real cause of test anxiety is________ |
past test failure or being unprepared
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the best way to reduce test anxiety is to _______ __________
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prepare well
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The most important factor in determining how much time to spend on a question is the ___________ __________
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point value
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the best way to reduce test anxiety is to ________ _________
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prepare well
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on a matching test, you should always work from the side with the ________ words
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most
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unless you ________ the question or find the correct answer some- where else on the test, you shouldn't change your answer.
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misread
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why should students answer the easiest questions first?
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It gives them confidence knowing that they for sure have gotten some points and it reduces some of that test anxiety so you can dominate the rest of the test.
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How should students cope with test anxiety in order to improve their performance on exams?
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-prepare well
-monitor learning - use relaxation strategies - avoid negative thoughts -recite a positive mental script -use visualization |
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What strategies should students use to maximize their scores on objective test?
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- follow directions
- budget time - easiest questions first -guess strategically - |
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Chapter 12 (taking essay exams)
One way to prepare for an essay exam is to predict ______ or ______ questions for every one that you will have to answer on the exam. |
four of five
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