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This reference will change the way nursing students think about an prepare for exams. "Text Success" integrates study and test-taking strategies with basic nursing theory and fundamental skills. Students develop techniques that work by helping them manage time, study more effectively, and problem solve by analyzing components of questions.
Will it happen again, Mama? After the Ant Hill School is destroyed, a little boy ant is afraid to go back to school. His mom caringly explains to him that sometimes things happen in life over which we have no control, but we have to find a way to keep living and growing. To do that, "We breathe in and breathe out, and hold onto each other. We shed a lot of tears, and we love one another. We all come together as a strong team of ONE, and then we rebuild, and get things done!" The Ant Hill Disaster thoughtfully addresses fears associated with both natural and man-caused disasters. It models effective parenting and teaching responses. This book can help assure children that through love, empathetic understanding, preparation, and effective communication, they can stand strong, even in the midst of uncontrollable events.
A research-based book designed to help prepare for enhanced college classroom and academic performance. Contained are self-assessment inventories to help quickly determine your strengths and weaknesses inside and outside the classroom. They also provide a general assessment of your test-taking skills. Then it provides strategies for absorbing more information during lectures, creating and maintaining productive study environments, and succeeding on classroom and standardized tests. -- Publisher description.
Taking a test can be nerve-wracking, especially when your future is riding on the results. And any kind of test-from high-stakes academic tests to career qualification exams-can be faced successfully with Test-Taking Power Strategies. Simple but invaluable tips to ace any test: the most effective ways to memorize, the 5 classic methods to overcome test anxiety, the right (and wrong) way to cram, the 10 most common test-day problems-and solutions, how test makers try to distract you, how to become an educated guesser, how to predict the subjects for essay questions in advance. More Essential Features and Strategies: Exclusive reviews covering critical basic writing skills for taking essay exams, Practice with various kinds of test questions, Help with real-world problems, such as anxiety and insufficient preparation time, Improve your skills in the elements of study, from breaking down assignments into manageable sections to getting the most out of readings and lectures. Book jacket.
From pulling all-nighters to memorizing rote facts, today's students have shown that they have no organized, logical, or sequential understanding of how to study or prepare for tests. Test Taking Strategies & Study Skills for the Utterly Confused arms students of all ages with the skills they need to pass their tests with flying colors. The perfect guide for all the major standardized tests, including SAT, GMAT, Series 7, LSAT, MCAT, and more, this skillbuilding resource shows students, career changers, and business professionals how to make the most of their study time, how to deal with study and test panic, and how to take tests with optimal confidence and success.
THE STUDY SMART SERIES, designed for students from junior high school through lifelong learning programs, teaches skills for research and note-taking, provides exercises to improve grammar, and reveals secrets for putting these skills together in great essays. Test taking is a skill apart from learning course material, a skill every student must acquire in order to survive. Test-Taking Strategies is the book for anyone who has ever dreaded an exam. Strategies for taking every kind of test are dealt with—objective tests (multiple choice, true/false, matching), essay tests, and oral exams. The authors also offer help for handling anxiety, explaining relaxation and desensitization techniques that help students control nervousness and keep it from detracting from performance. There are tips for managing time during the test, knowing when to guess, and for pulling answers out of your memory even when the question drew a blank at first glance. Essay tests and oral exams are particularly gruesome for most students, and until now there has been very little advice for handling such tests. Test-Taking Strategies includes plenty of advice for developing ideas while under pressure.
Like many struggling students, you're convinced there's nothing you can do to improve test-taking strategies or avoid the embarrassment of retaking a class. D. Barnes guides those who struggle with studying and passing tests into test-taking experts. She knows exactly what it takes to transform your study skills, boost your test-taking confidence and ace any exam. She has test-taking tips for people returning to school after years in the work force, high school students, college students, etc. Through comprehensive test-taking pointers and specific study guidance, you'll learn how to prepare for a test the right way and how to become a great student.
Read Along or Enhanced eBook: Mrs. Hartwell is preparing her class to take the Big Test. Knowing they have studied and are well-prepared, she helps the students practice how to sit quietly, fill in the bubbles, and follow the directions. She even instructs them on proper morning-of-the-test nutrition. As her students grow increasingly anxious about the Big Test, Mrs. Hartwell realizes she has to teach the most valuable test-taking skill of all: learning to relax!
