Exam study prep toolkit
- 1. Exam/Study PrepWalk in and out of your exam feeling confident.Realistic Tools for Real Students
- 2. However, with some smarter studying habits, and a look through our Time Management Toolkit & Note Taking Toolkit, you’ll be well on your way to confident exam writing!First thing’s first:There are no quick, magic tricks for acing an exam.
- 3. Where to Start?What do you find is the biggest struggle when it comes to preparing for exams? i.e. What prevents you from getting 100% on all your exams?
- 4. Gravity FormYou take hap-hazard notes in class, so when it comes time to study it takes a lot of effort.You struggle when it comes time to synthesize the information and find the big ideasYou find it difficult to find the time or discipline to sit down and actually do the work
- 5. Time Management HelpTime ManagementToolkitTake a look through our Time Management Toolkit to ‘up your game’ in:Feel the last-minute panic far too often?-We’re here to helpBeating procrastination
- 7. Getting more done in less timeNote Taking HelpNote TakingToolkitTake a look through our Note Taking Toolkit to ‘up your game’ in:Are your notes a useless pile of rubble?-Turn that mess into successEfficient note taking
- 8. Different methods of note taking for technical vs. non-technical classes
- 9. Finding general themesStart With A Plan!------------------------------The key to effective exam studying is to have a 1 page study guide that you use to organize your study session
- 10. Gravity FormDo You feel prepared when you sit down to study? How do you know what to focus on when studying?
- 11. What does that plan look like?Start by defining what will be on the test:
- 12. What percentage is the test worth?
- 13. What chapters are you responsible for?
- 14. What type of questions will be on the test?
- 15. What type of themes does your professor tend to focus on?
- 16. Gravity FormCan you think of anything that you could add to this plan to make it more effective?
- 17. Birds Eye View---------------------------Avoid getting lost in the small details of your notes by writing out the major headings in a chapter, and trying to summarize that idea in 1 sentence
- 19. Developed By Nick Thornton, Sam Wempe, and Gillian CorboChapman Learning Commons Assistants