Dec 04 2008
Test Taking
Don’t you just love the whole test-taking and exams thing?
Just when you were starting to feel comfortable in your back to school as a grownup role, some prof has to come along and ruin it by announcing that there will be a test on ______________ ACK! You’re not alone - most people experience some anxiety about the whole testing thing … even the young’uns.
As on of my profs said not so long ago - “It’s supposed to be hard”
If school was all easy, everyone would do it and completing your degree successfully wouldn’t mean squat.
So - you cope with the anxiety as best you can, and you write the tests and do your best.
There are strategies that can help you to improve your test-taking skills, though - and there are tons of resources online. It can be well worth your time to visit a few of them, and especially, to look at specific strategies for specific types of tests.
If you know that you’re going to be doing a bunch of multiple choice tests, for example, try googling “multiple choice test stategies” and you will find some tips that can be very helpful.
Or you can stop by any of the following sites and have a look:
- Study Guides and Strategies
- Glendale College Strategies for Test-Taking
- MIT Online Test-Taking Strategies
You might also check for workshops or help from your school’s student support department.
