How Successful Students Prepare for Test Part 1

How Successful Students Prepare for Test

Part 1

Are you really doing everything you can to prepare for test?  Re-reading the chapter and looking over your notes is not enough. Below is a list of tips for test preparations from successful students.

1.     Keep up to date with assignments.

2.    Take notes in every class every day. This includes asking questions when you don’t understand.

3.   Process information as you comes to it. Learning information is much different than “becoming acquainted” with it.

4.   Process information systematically. Label in the margin works well for most people.

5.   Adapt it to suit your learning styles. Capitalize on the discipline label in the margin requires and make it habit to process information from texts and lectures, not just go over it.

6.   Have a study place that is free of distractions.

7.   Have a specific time for initial study of each subject. You may need time than this time but having a set time will save you time.

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successful students

Part 2

Successful students take charge of their lives and balance their time between fun and work. They know that there is a time for all-nighters, and it’s not during finals week.

Successful Students Take Care of Themselves. Do you live on junk food and lay on the coach watching TV every night? Students with poor physical habits probably don’t feel very energetic in the mornings, and they probably don’t feel good sitting in class, either.

Good food and little exercise will clear your head! Students who eat junk in moderation (you really don’t have to cut it out completely) and work out in some way are more likely to participate in sports. That means they have more balance in their lives, feel better in the morning, and feel more alert in class.

 

You just have to change a few habits to feel better. Eat healthy foods, start walking more, take a yoga class, enroll in martial arts classes, or challenge yourself to do sit ups at night. You’ll notice a change right away.

 

Thank you, Grace Fleming, for your suggestions.

 

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!

 

Secrets of Successful Students

Part 1

It’s a Matter of Taking Charge of Your Time and Destiny!

Have you ever wondered what successful students so to set themselves apart from the rest? The key is simple: successful students take charge of their own success.

There is no a magic trick, power drink, or special class that makes a student excels in the classroom. Students stand out because they take charge of their time and their tasks, without relying on anybody else to tell them what to do.

Successful Students Control their calendars.

Successful students don’t rely on parents or teachers to tell them when assignments are due or when test dates are approaching. They mark special dates in their calendars and keep track of commitments and schedules.

Successful students don’t put others in charge of their lives.

Successful Students Prioritize

Do you like to stay out late with friends? Do you like to go to parties? Do you like to watch TV or play video games all night? Well, who doesn’t?

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Test Taking

http://www.collegeboard.com/student/plan/boost-your-skills/10296.html

Ø Essential Test Taking Advice.

Try out these strategies while you’re still in high school, by the time you get to college, you’ll be a test taking expert.

Ø Before the test, Eat well.

Studies show that you need good nutrition to concentrate and preform your best.

Ø Bring the right supplies.

Bring your pencils, erasers, pens, rulers, compasses, calculators or whatever else you need on the test day.

Ø Review the whole test before you start.

See how many sections and what types of questions are on the test. Determine how much time to allow for completing each section.

Ø Jot down your first thoughts.

During your first scan of the test, make quick notes about your thoughts. For example, you may want to outline your answers.

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The Costa Concordia That Sank

The captain that was controlling the boat did not follow the rules. He rode the boat around shore causing the boat to sink. He chose the wrong in a way because he jumped on to a rescue boat and left all the passengers. He wasn’t supposed to leave the passengers. He disobeyed the company rules. He CTW and paid with consequences.

 

 

The “C” Student

Average Student

Part 2

CURIOSITY:”C” students seldom explore topics deeper than their face value. They lack vision and bypass interconnectedness of concepts. Immediate relevancy is often their singular test for involvement.

3. RETENTION:”C” students retain less information and for shorter periods. Less effort seems to go toward organizing and associating learned information with previously acquired knowledge. They display short-term retention by relying on cramming sessions that focus on details, not concepts.

4. ATTITUDE: “C” students are not visibly committed to class. They participate without enthusiasm. Their body language often expresses boredom.

5. TALENT:”C” students vary enormously in talent. Some have exceptional ability but show undeniable signs of poor self-management or bad attitudes. Other are diligent but simply average in academic ability.

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The “C” Student

An Average Student

Part 1

Source: The Teaching professor. Paraphrased from John H. Williams, Clarifying grade Expectations, August/September, 1993 and Paul Solomon and Annette Nellon, Communicating About the behavioral Dimensions of grades, February, 1996.

1.       ATTENDANCE: “C” students are often late and miss class frequently. They put other priorities ahead of academic work. In some cases, their health or constant fatigue renders them physically unable to keep up with the demands of high-level performance. They think it is ‘cool’ to be tardy because it makes them think they are big shots. Skipping class is another downfall for the “C” and failing students.

2.       PREPARTION: “C” students may prepare their assignments consistently, but often in a perfunctory manner. Their work may be sloppy or careless. At times, it is incomplete or late. They postpone doing home assignments in order to text friends, visit friends on Facebook, or send tweets to some of their followers. They take shortcuts to complete academic work. They are short-sighted because they can’t see the long range destruction of taking shortcuts. It never pays off.

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