CORNERSTONE: Building on Your Best for Career Success PRESENTATION SLIDE INDEX FOR CHAPTER 8 ASSESS Cornerstone: 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Cornerstone: © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Building on Your Best for Career SuccessUpper Saddle River, NJ Sherfield, Montgomery & Moody All Rights Reserved

#1 RULE FOR TESTING #1 RULE FOR TESTING There is NO substitute for studying !! No tip will help without it !! Cornerstone: 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Cornerstone: © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Building on Your Best for Career SuccessUpper Saddle River, NJ Sherfield, Montgomery & Moody All Rights Reserved

QUESTIONS TO ASK ABOUT TESTING n What types of questions will be on the test? n How long is the test? n Is there a time limit on the test? n Will there be any special instructions? n Is there a study sheet? n Will there be a review session? n What is the grade value of the test? Cornerstone: 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Cornerstone: © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Building on Your Best for Career SuccessUpper Saddle River, NJ Sherfield, Montgomery & Moody All Rights Reserved

THREE TYPES OF TESTING RESPONSES –QUICK TIME response –LAG TIME response –NO response Cornerstone: 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Cornerstone: © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Building on Your Best for Career SuccessUpper Saddle River, NJ 0745 Sherfield, Montgomery & Moody All Rights Reserved

Symptoms of Inadequate SLEEP n Dozing off while engaged in an activity n Slowed thinking and reacting n Difficulty listening to what is said or understanding directions n Difficulty remembering or retaining information n Frequent errors or mistakes n Narrowing of attention, missing important changes in a situation n Depression or negative mood n Impatience or being quick to anger n Frequent blinking, difficulty focusing eyes, or heavy eyelids Cornerstone: 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Cornerstone: © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Building on Your Best for Career SuccessUpper Saddle River, NJ Sherfield, Montgomery & Moody All Rights Reserved

TIPS for Getting a GOOD NIGHT’S REST n Avoid alcohol and caffeine n Exercise during the day n Regulate the temperature in your bedroom n Wind down before trying to sleep n AVOID taking naps during the day n Have a set bedtime and try to stick to it n Take a warm bath before bedtime n Go to bed only when you are tired. n Use relaxation techniques such as visualization and mind travel n AVOID taking sleeping aids. They can cause more long- term problems than sleep deprivation. Cornerstone: 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Cornerstone: © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Building on Your Best for Career SuccessUpper Saddle River, NJ Sherfield, Montgomery & Moody All Rights Reserved

Key Words for ESSAY Questions *Discuss*Illustrate*Describe *Enumerate*Compare*Relate *Define*List*Contrast *Summarize*Analyze*Explain *Trace*Evaluate*Critique *Interpret*Diagram*Argue *Justify*Prove Cornerstone: 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Cornerstone: © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Building on Your Best for Career SuccessUpper Saddle River, NJ Sherfield, Montgomery & Moody All Rights Reserved

ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT n Looking at another student’s paper n Giving another student answers n Using “cheat sheets” n Using a computer or calculator not approved n Discussing exam questions n Plagiarism n Stealing notes n Having tutors or others do your homework n Submitting a “purchased” paper n Copying files n Lying about missed assignments Cornerstone: 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Cornerstone: © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Building on Your Best for Career SuccessUpper Saddle River, NJ Sherfield, Montgomery & Moody All Rights Reserved

Top TEN Questions About ETHICS 10. Can you defend what you did? 10. Can you defend what you did? 9. Is the action you are taking worth the risk and the stress? 9. Is the action you are taking worth the risk and the stress? 8. Is it worth failing the course if the professor knew you cheated? 8. Is it worth failing the course if the professor knew you cheated? 7. How would you feel about being expelled for this action? 7. How would you feel about being expelled for this action? 6. Is your decision fair to all people concerned? 6. Is your decision fair to all people concerned? 5. Does your decision make you proud of who you are as a person? 5. Does your decision make you proud of who you are as a person? 4. Have you made a carefully thought-out, responsible, mature decision regardless of what everyone else is doing? 4. Have you made a carefully thought-out, responsible, mature decision regardless of what everyone else is doing? 3. Is it the right thing to do? 3. Is it the right thing to do? 2. If this action were to appear in the headlines of the newspaper tomorrow morning, would you feel proud? 2. If this action were to appear in the headlines of the newspaper tomorrow morning, would you feel proud? 1. If your family knew about your decision, would they be proud of 1. If your family knew about your decision, would they be proud of you? you? Cornerstone: 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Cornerstone: © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Building on Your Best for Career SuccessUpper Saddle River, NJ Sherfield, Montgomery & Moody All Rights Reserved

Quotes for REFLECTION n “The will to win is nothing without the will to prepare.”Juma Ikangaa n “Omit needless words. Vigorous writing is concise.”William Strunk, Jr. n “Only the curious will learn.” Eugene Wilson n “I never let my schooling get in the way of my education.”Mark Twain Cornerstone: 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Cornerstone: © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Building on Your Best for Career SuccessUpper Saddle River, NJ Sherfield, Montgomery & Moody All Rights Reserved