Tests are the bane of every student's existence. However, they are impossible to avoid. They are simply part of the system and they are here to stay. Each teacher is different in the way they write and administer tests. Some chose multiple choice, others free response. Sometimes there is only one test per course, and sometimes there are four or five. Some teachers allow open notes and others will shoot you if you look the wrong way. No matter the teacher or the test, here are a few simple, yet essential tips for preparing for and taking tests that should ease the pain, lesson the burden, and raise the grade!
It is really important to know what to use in different situations. Whether you choose to do it by trial and error or through reading the instructions it's up to you. Doing something about it is important though. Third- Most photographers don't backup their files and this is really sad because it only takes one crash and all of your art is gone. This is something that is easy to fix if you are willing to take a few minutes and get it on a cloud or cd. Fourth-Using the wrong lenses is a common mistake that holds many photographers back from getting the right lighting and feeling from their pictures. There are so many and getting an education in photography can help you in understanding what they all do.
Tip Two: Hand in hand with step one is step two - taking notes. Take good notes! You may think you have perfect memory or that you would never forget that simple fact, but let's face it. You always forget. Or get confused. Or mix things up. Just write down the things you learn. Writing not only keeps information "in storage" for you, but the act of writing helps your brain with memory retention. So write, write, write! And make sure you will understand it later. Don't write in abbreviations or code if you can help it. (Because you will probably forget your clever cypher later on.)
Every one of the students who comprises a study group will have a different personality and, more than likely, a different way they think the proceedings of the group should take place. This means that all will have to work together to make compromises and effective uses of differing skills in order to get the most production and efficiency from the group. Students can start this process of teaming up to become the most effective team they can become by devoting their first meeting to getting to know one another and developing a plan or a system that will enable future meetings to be effective and successful. To do this, each member should tell about themselves, their strengths and their weaknesses, and then group should decide as a whole how best to use their combined strengths to their advantage.
Because it is likely that some in the group will have the personality of taking control, the group as a whole should decide how best to lead each session, as having the personality for leadership and being a quality leader are often two very different things. If the group as a whole decides that it is best to have one group member take the lead at each meeting, then so be it, but if the group decides that the responsibility of leading the group during the study sessions should rotate with each session, then a plan will need to be established and communicated.
After the complications of dealing with the human aspect to group work has been accomplished, then the group can focus on the practical steps that will make their group more effective and successful. Such practical measures to a successful group include keeping meeting times short in length and regular in occurrence as well as focused on goals and continually striving to learn the material.
It is really important to know what to use in different situations. Whether you choose to do it by trial and error or through reading the instructions it's up to you. Doing something about it is important though. Third- Most photographers don't backup their files and this is really sad because it only takes one crash and all of your art is gone. This is something that is easy to fix if you are willing to take a few minutes and get it on a cloud or cd. Fourth-Using the wrong lenses is a common mistake that holds many photographers back from getting the right lighting and feeling from their pictures. There are so many and getting an education in photography can help you in understanding what they all do.
Tip Two: Hand in hand with step one is step two - taking notes. Take good notes! You may think you have perfect memory or that you would never forget that simple fact, but let's face it. You always forget. Or get confused. Or mix things up. Just write down the things you learn. Writing not only keeps information "in storage" for you, but the act of writing helps your brain with memory retention. So write, write, write! And make sure you will understand it later. Don't write in abbreviations or code if you can help it. (Because you will probably forget your clever cypher later on.)
Every one of the students who comprises a study group will have a different personality and, more than likely, a different way they think the proceedings of the group should take place. This means that all will have to work together to make compromises and effective uses of differing skills in order to get the most production and efficiency from the group. Students can start this process of teaming up to become the most effective team they can become by devoting their first meeting to getting to know one another and developing a plan or a system that will enable future meetings to be effective and successful. To do this, each member should tell about themselves, their strengths and their weaknesses, and then group should decide as a whole how best to use their combined strengths to their advantage.
Because it is likely that some in the group will have the personality of taking control, the group as a whole should decide how best to lead each session, as having the personality for leadership and being a quality leader are often two very different things. If the group as a whole decides that it is best to have one group member take the lead at each meeting, then so be it, but if the group decides that the responsibility of leading the group during the study sessions should rotate with each session, then a plan will need to be established and communicated.
After the complications of dealing with the human aspect to group work has been accomplished, then the group can focus on the practical steps that will make their group more effective and successful. Such practical measures to a successful group include keeping meeting times short in length and regular in occurrence as well as focused on goals and continually striving to learn the material.
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