WorksheetsMemory, Studying, and Test-taking Strategies
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
things you recall from the past, such as the smell of your elementary school cafeteria or how to pop a wheelie on a bicycle
Long-term memory
Synapses
Short-term memory
Working memory
memory used when we are actively performing a task.
Long-term memory
Short-term memory
Synapses
Working memory
Shelley has lots of classes, works part-time at a popular restaurant, and is just amazingly busy, so she puts off serious study sessions day after day. She isn’t worried because she has set aside time she would have spent sleeping to study just before the exam.
What is this study technique called?
overload
cramming
concept association
interleaving
What is one negative aspect of the concept association technique?
You must do a great deal of research to find associations.
It's easy to get distracted from the actual task at hand.
You may be distracted by false information.
Your brain gets overloaded from all of the extra information.
creating a study plan that is spaced out over a period of time
cramming
interleaving
spacing
practice testing
mixing up the content that is being studied
cramming
interleaving
spacing
practice testing
Which of the following is NOT a good testing strategy?
read the section directions
Answer every required question on the exam.
Read the entire question carefully even if you think you know what the stem (the introduction of the choices) says, and read all the choices.
Start at the end of the test and work your way back to the beginning
Which of the following is NOT a symptom of test anxiety?
All of these - text anxiety is not real.
shortness of breath
dizziness
nausea
If you score poorly on a test, what should you do next?
Talk to the instructor to understand what you missed and why
Reflect on the time and effort you put into preparing so you can have a better plan next time.
Review the material on the test (if available) so you'll better understand the concepts.
You should do all of these strategies.
Within what time frame should you review and annotate your notes?
2 hours
12 hours
24 hours
36 hours
