{"id":2155,"date":"2019-07-31T16:16:50","date_gmt":"2019-07-31T21:16:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/academic-skills\/?page_id=2155"},"modified":"2023-10-23T14:25:33","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T19:25:33","slug":"strategies-for-exams","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/academic-skills\/learning-skills\/online-resource-guide\/strategies-for-exams\/","title":{"rendered":"Strategies for Exams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/academic-skills\/learning-skills\/online-resource-guide\/strategies-for-exams\/test-paper\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2156\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2156 alignleft\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/academic-skills\/files\/test-paper-300x200.jpg\" height=\"92\" width=\"138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/academic-skills\/files\/test-paper-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/academic-skills\/files\/test-paper-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/academic-skills\/files\/test-paper-250x167.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/academic-skills\/files\/test-paper.jpg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 138px) 100vw, 138px\" \/><\/a> When you are prepared for a test, you can turn it into an opportunity to show what you know! Start preparing for exams a little bit at a time and use these strategies to reduce test anxiety and improve performance.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Review your course outlines, learning objectives and past tests to get a better sense of <em>what <\/em>and <em>how <\/em>you should study for each course.\n<ul>\n<li>Will there be an emphasis on material not yet tested, on class discussions or supplemental readings?<\/li>\n<li>If you\u2019re unsure about the format of the exam, <strong>check the syllabus first<\/strong> and then ask the professor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Attend a Learning Skills <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/academic-skills\/learning-skills\/learning-skills-workshops-and-sign-up\/\">workshop<\/a> to learn about studying differently for different types of tests.\n<ul>\n<li>Understand the different terms used in \u00a0short answer questions<\/li>\n<li>Learn some multiple choice \u00a0strategies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Use your past test to prepare for your <u>next midterm<\/u><\/li>\n<li><strong>Don\u2019t cram<\/strong>. The same amount of time divided up, and spaced out over as much time as you have, will produce better results.<\/li>\n<li>University is more like a marathon than a sprint. Your exam study time should be sustainable, and taking breaks allows for memory consolidation.\n<ul>\n<li>Aim for a 50 minute study session followed by a 10 minute break or, if you\u2019re still being productive, a 2 hour study session then a 30-60 minute break.<\/li>\n<li>Throughout the term, aim to work on your most difficult course during your most productive time.<\/li>\n<li>For final exams, use your more relaxed schedule without classes to try to study around the same time as your exam (morning, afternoon or evening).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Spend your study time effectively. Research shows that using <strong>self-testing and elaboration<\/strong> are far more helpful than re-reading either the text or lecture notes.\n<ul>\n<li>Use practice questions \u2013 from the professor or IA, your <u>SQR<\/u>\u00a0study questions, the textbook or lab manual.<\/li>\n<li>Keep as much as possible common between study and recall \u2013 similar space, setting, sound levels, and objects. If you won\u2019t have a phone on your table or music playing during the test, try not to study with them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you are prepared for a test, you can turn it into an opportunity to show what you know! Start preparing for exams a little bit at a time and use these strategies to reduce test anxiety and improve performance. &nbsp; Review your course outlines, learning objectives and past tests to get a better sense [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":60,"menu_order":30,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2155","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/academic-skills\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2155","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/academic-skills\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/academic-skills\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/academic-skills\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/academic-skills\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2155"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/academic-skills\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2155\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3652,"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/academic-skills\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2155\/revisions\/3652"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/academic-skills\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/60"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/academic-skills\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2155"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}