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3 Day Test Prep

3 Day Countdown to test:
3 days before the test: Review notes and make summary notes.
2 days before test: Take summarized notes and make flash cards of concepts that are not firm.
1 day before the test: MEMORIZE everything that doesn't make sense.
Day of the test: Eat protein before the test (can of tuna anyone?)

Action If allowed: Write down the stuff you memorized on the back of the test, before you begin. Why? So you won't get confused when reading questions. When you need that equation or chart or word spelling, you already have it written down

Note: When studying, you need calories, plus sleep to make it stick.
- Val Magno, Based on personal practice.

Wellcast: How to Study for a Test

Source: WatchWellCast.com

5 Day Test Prep

The Five Day Test Prep Plan: How to prepare for any exam (uri.edu) Basic kinds of activities that work best for people include: • Building better notes by finding the parts of your book that focus on what your notes focus on, then adding to them • Working on practice problems and review questions • Making your own open book quizzes • Making flash cards and then practicing with them • Talking about what you are learning with other people; teaching to each other • Working on problems together with others
The Five Day Study Plan (juniata.edu) Keys to the Five Day Plan: 1. Space out your learning & chunk 2. Review previous material, cover new, summarize new; repeat for each chunk. 4. Read, write, recite; teach it to someone 5. Quiz yourself before the quiz.
5 – DAY STUDY PLAN (unk.edu)
Active Preparation Strategies - ICOW – Identify, Condense, Organize, & Write what you need to learn (Use at least three different to be effective)
Active Review Strategies – RE-USE – Rehearse, Extend, Understand, Self-test, & Evaluate your learning
5-Day Study Plan (Photocopy for future exams.) usu.edu [PDF]

Test-Taking Strategies

Source: casaEIU (Eastern Illinois University)