Exam Day: Survival Tips

Test-Taking

Part 3

Identify key words.

This helps you focus on the main idea of challenging questions.

Rephrase difficult questions.

To understand questions better, rewrite them in your own words. Be careful not to change the meaning.

Organize your thoughts before you write.

Take time to organize your responses to short-answer and essay questions. You'll reduce the time you need to revise.

Write neatly.

Be sure you don't lose points on answers the teacher can't read.

Use all the time your given.

If you finish early, don't leave. Use the extra time to proofread and review your answers.

Selecting Your Courses

Part 2

The following subject and classes are standard fare for success in high school and beyond, whether you plan to attend a four-college or a two-year college.

English (Language Arts)

Take English every year. Traditional courses, such as American and English literature, help you improve your writing skills, reading, comprehension and vocabulary.

Math

You need algebra and geometry to succeed on college entrance exams and in college math classes – and in many careers. Take them early on. That way, you’ll be able to enroll in advanced science and math classes in high school, and show colleges you’re ready for higher-level work.

Most colleges look for students who have taken 3 years of math in high school. The more competitive ones require or recommend 4 years. Each school has its own program, but so courses typically offered are:

·      Algebra I

·      Algebra II

·      Geometry

·      Trigonometry

·      Calculus

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How to Take on College Studying

Part 2

Choose Where to Study

Where you should study depends on 2 factors: the environment in which you are able to concentrate and the type of work you are planning to do.

·       The best places to study have good light, a comfortable temperature and enough desk space – usually your dorm room, your apartment or the library.

·       For completing problem sets or brainstorming possible test questions, you may want to study with a group or at least in a setting where fellow students are available for discussion.

·       When you are reading book chapters or working on a research paper, you are better off in a less social environment.

Improve Your Study Habit

Here are simple steps you could take to help you get a handle on studying:

·       Have a routine for where and when you study.

·       Choose reasonable and specific goals that you can accomplish for each study session.

·       Do things that are harder or require more intense thought at your most productive time of the day.

·       Take Breaks if you need them so you don’t waste time looking at material but not absorbing it.

·       Get to know students whom you respect and can study with or contact to ask questions.

·       Keep up with the work load and seek help when you need it.

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10 Time Management Tip for Students

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Organizing Your Life

Managing your time well is an important element of success — especially if you’re a student. If you set priorities that fit your needs and lifestyle, you’ll have a better chance of achieving your goals. Here are some tips for taking control of your time and organizing your life.

Tip 1. Make a To-Do List Every Day.

Put things that are most important at the top and do them first. And don’t forget to reward yourself for your accomplishments.

Tip 2. Use Spare Minutes Wisely.

When you’re commuting on the bus or train, use time to get some reading done.

Tip 3. It’s okay to say no.

If your friend asks you to go to a movie on a Thursday night and you have an exam the next morning realizes that it’s okay to say no. keep your short- and long term priorities in mind.

Tip 4. Find the right time.

You’ll work more effectively if you figure out when you do your best work. For example, if your brain handles math better in the afternoon don’t wait to do it late at night.

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7 Habits of Highly Successful Teens

Habit 3

Habit 3: Put First Things First

Habit three is about will and will not power. This habit helps teens prioritize and manage their time so that they focus on and complete the most important things in their lives. Putting first things first also means learning to overcome fears and being strong during difficult times. Things first deals with things that are: Important or not important, urgent or not urgent. Let’s look at the four quadrants of time management.

Quadrant 1: Things that are important and Urgent

Quadrant 2: Things that are important but not urgent

Quadrant 3: Things that are not important but are Urgent

Quadrant 4: Things that are not important and not urgent

1. Important & Urgent	2. Important but not Urgent
3. Not Important but are Urgent	4. Not Important and Not Urgent

Quadrant 2 is the ideal place to spend our time, doing things that are important but not urgent. Here’s where priorities come into play. Results for living Quadrant 2 are:

1.       Control of your life

2.       Balance

3.       High Performance

So in what quadrant are you spending most of you time? The key is to shift as much time possible into Quadrant 2 and this is accomplished by planning. Spend more time planning and incorporating things first, things that matter most. Keep your eyes on the prize and reach for it.

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7 habits of highly successful teens

Habits 2

Habit 2: being with the end in mind

if teens aren't clear about where they want to end up in life about their values goal and what they stand for they will wonder waste time and tossed to and fro by the opinions of others help your teen create a personal mission statement which will act as a road map and direct and guide his decision making process.

“Keep your eyes on the prize.” Determine your desire and don’t quit until you have realized the achievement of your prize. Then set another prize, another goal or desire that you would really like to achieve. Begin with the achievement of your prize in your mind. Visualize and then realize. Start by having a target in mind; know where you are going.

One prize or goal you defiantly need to establish for yourself is the prize of an honorable graduation from high school – that you will receive your diploma honestly and with integrity – that you earned it with perfect honesty.

Profile of a Successful Student

Part 2

Work Together. There are number of ways that you can ensure you get the most out of your education experience. First, participate fully. Engage regularly in the discussions and be willing to share your personal, professional, and educational experiences. You can get to know your classmates through the dialogue that is created in a course environment­---sometimes even better than in face-to-face class. And the same goes for your instructor. Be sure to contact your professor—especially if you are having problems. He/she is still your instructor and will be there to guide and assist you as needed.

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Student Success Statement

"Its no WHERE you live but HOW you live that counts. It's not WHERE you play the game but HOW you play that counts."

Mr. Haymore 

 The area you live in doesn't determine your success. Its how you live. if you choose the right you can live in the ghetto & still succeed if you do good. If you live in a good neighborhood & you choose the wrong you will fail.

Profile of a successful student

Part 1

Http://www. Plymouth.edu/office/online-education/online-learning/profile-of-a-successful-student

A successful student…

… takes responsibility for his/her own learning

Online learning can be a powerful, stimulant engaging experience for the student how can work and think independently. However, science most-if not all-of the learning takes place on your own time, you will not have the kind of direct supervision you would in a classroom. Online learning therefore requires a significantcommitment from you. All education come down to what you’re willing to invest in the experience- this is particularly true in the online environment. Commitment, self-discipline and self-motivation are all key qualities to ensuring success in online course!

…is comfortable and confident with written communication

Reading and writing are the basis of most online courses, so it’s critical that you feel comfortable with this form of communication. While some courses contain modules that include video or  other activities, all of them require significant amount of reading. And nearly all of your communication with your classmates and your instructor will be in writing. If these are weak areas for you, you will want to address those issues prior to enrolling or while enrolled in an online course. The psu writing center is available to assist you.

… is willing to be a member of an online community.

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Successful Students

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7. Understand that actions affect learning. Successful students know their personal behavior affect their feelings and emotions which in turn can affect learning.

If you act in a certain way that normally produces particular feelings, you will begin to experience those feelings. Act like you’re bored, and you’ll become bored. Act like you’re disinterested, and you’ll become disinterested. So the next time you have trouble concentrating in the classroom, “act” like an interested person: lean forward, place your feet flat on the floor, maintain eye contact with the professor, Nod occasionally, take notes, and ask questions. Not only will you benefit directly from your actions, your classmates and professor may also get more excited and enthusiastic.

8. … talk about what they’re learning. Successful students get to know something well enough that they can put it into words. Talking about something, with friends or classmates, is not only good for checking whether or not you know something, it’s a proven learning tool. Transferring ideas into words provides the most direct path moving knowledge from short-term to long-term memory. You really don’t “know” material until you can put it into words. So, next time you study, don’t do it silently. Talk about notes, problems, readings, etc. with friends recite to a chair, organize an oral study group. Pretend you’re teaching your peers. “Talk-learning” produces a whole host of memory traces that result in more learning.

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Successful Students

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5. Don’t sit in the back of the room. Successful students minimize classroom distractions that interfere with learning. Students want the best seat ever for their entertainment dollars, but willingly seek the worst seat for their education dollars.  Students who sit in the back cannot possibly be their professor’s teammate (see no.4) why do they expose themselves to the temptations of inactive classroom experiences and distractions of all the people between them and their instructor? Of course, we know they chose the back of the classroom because they seek invisibility or anonymity, both of which are antithetical to efficient and effective learning. If you are trying not to be part of the class, why, then, are you wasting your time? Push your hot buttons is there something else you should be doing with your time?

6. …. take good notes. Successful students take notes that are understandable and organized, and review them often.

Why put something into your notes you don’t understand? Ask the questions now that are necessary to make your notes meaningful at some later time. A short review of your notes while the material is still fresh on your mind helps you to learn more. The more you learn then, the less you’ll have to learn later and the less time it will take because you won’t have to include some deciphering time, also. The whole purpose if taking notes is to use them, and use them often. The more you use them, the more they improve.

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Study for Multiple Exams

Part 2

My strategies for written assignments: Everyone has their own writing styles. I generally come up with an idea and do massive amounts of research and sometimes prepare an outline before actually writing. I always print out the paper and come back to it the next day and reread it. It’s the easiest way for me to catch my own mistakes. I have to give my eyes a break from it, and if I just wrote it I think It looks perfect. But if I read it a day later I almost always find grammatical errors or phrases and sentences I just want to reword.

How I succeed in team projects: Never assume someone is doing what they are supposed to be doing. Have regular meetings and have each member show there work, not just give you or the group there word for it.

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