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Tips and Tools for Taking Tests Academic Success Seminar/Workshop College of Veterinary Medicine University of Minnesota Deb Wingert, Ph.D. Director of Educational Development

PREP!!!! Cramming vs ongoing studying Frequent review Daily: edit notes Weekly: one hour per course Summary notes Major Review 1-3 weeks before Teach

PREP!!!! Flashcards T F Teach Study partner Check: course objectives Old/previous exams Predict questions Trade/test study buddy C Headings and subheadings into questions Time limits

PREP!!!! Find out about the exam Open book? One question at at time? Return to unanswered items

PREP!!!! Attend to concepts stressed in class/lab....if concept/case is stressed more than once, it is more likely to be on the exam. Prepare for exam by Study in _____ blocks with ____ minute breaks.

During the Exam Scan Items Check directions! Answer easy items first S R H

Decipher Each M/C Item Read the stem (beginning of item) first Translate the stem in your own words Hunt for words like ‘not’ ‘always’ ‘except’ Look for technical flaws: same terms in the stem and option(s) Longer answer option

Decipher Each M/C Item Cover alternatives G Then check each option carefully Select the best one

Difficult Items Attend to the negatives Never none unless not Treat each alternative as a _________ H Guess if there is no penalty Don’t c

Find the Flaws!!!! 1. How many pounds of pressure are exerted by a callam? a. 2.6 b. 150 c. 260 d The stanon is aided by a … a. anstel b. immon c. octal d. Puct Liz Pluhar, 2008

Analyze Your Errors Did you miss a class or chapter? Did you run out of time? Did you focus on other content? What level of thinking did you use?

Questions? Thank you!! Deborah A. Wingert, Ph.D. Director of Educational Development College of Veterinary Medicine (108 Pomeroy) Preparing Future Faculty Program Coordinator Early Career Program Facilitator Center for Teaching and Learning University of Minnesota 315 Science Classroom Building 222 Pleasant St. S.E. Minneapolis, MN Phone: (612/ at Pomeroy) or (612/ at CTL)