Exam Day: Survival Tips

Test- Taking

Part 1

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Essential Test Taking Advice

Try out these strategies while you still in high school, an by the time you get to college, you’ll be a test taking expert.

Before the test

Eat well.

Studies show that you need good nutrition to concentrate and perform your best.

Bring the right supplies.

Bring your pencils, erasers, pens, rulers, compasses, calculators, or whatever else you need on test day

Review the whole test before you start.

See how many sections and what types of questions are on the test. Determine how much time to allow for completing each section.
CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!

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Student Success Statement

“Always do right.”

Mark Twain

Reflection: Mark Twain is absolutely right. You must always do right. You must always do right in order to go far in life. If you do what’s right good things will come your way. If you choose the right you will be successful, for example, if you try your hardest in high school and earn good grades you will earn your diploma and even get a scholarship. It all depends on you. You should always do right and avoid doing right. Choose the right and always do right.

Online Learning

Part 2

More Tips

Finally, look beyond the article for more clues

·        Read the website’s home page and the About Us page. Look for a mission statement to learn more about the site, its purpose and the organization sponsoring it.

·        If there is an author listed, look for a biography that discusses the author’s education, profession and other relevant background. If there is no bio on the site, search for one elsewhere on the Web.

·        Check the dates. Facts can change over time, so see if the site shows when it was last updated

·        Presentation counts; look at everything from design to spelling. A clean, well-organized site shows a certain degree of professionalism.

·        Avoid sites that are pornographic, vulgar, inappropriate, below par, suggestive, and falsifying.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!

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Student Success Statement

“Gold medals don’t make champions…. hard work does.”

Anon

Reflection: This statement is really true. Gold medals do not determine a champion, it’s their hard work and dedication that does. Champions show lots of effort and do a lot of hard work to win a medal and be athletic. A piece of metal does not determine a champion, their hard work values more thus making it the key identifier of a champion. For example, each and every athlete that competes in the Olympics is a champion for representing their home country and working to the extremes in order compete in these prestigious games. Choose the right and don’t let a metal identify you as a champion; let your hard work do the determination.

 

Online learning

Part 1

Read between the Lines

Make a judgment about the site’s reliability based on your own analysis of the site and the information it contains. Here are some ways to do this:

·        Look for facts you know or can check with a trusted source. If the site gets those facts right, it’s more likely that the other facts on the site are also accurate.

·        Study the language used. Is it angry, satiric, or overly impassioned? This may indicate that the site is biased.

·        Consider whether the arguments are logical and backed up by evidence, and whether the site presents only one point of view.

·        Check the links to the sources that the author acknowledges. Scholarly writing, whether in print or online, should include a bibliography.

 

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!

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Student Success Statement

“Continuous effort, not strength or intelligence, is the key to unlocking our potential.”

Liane Cordes

Reflection: Liane Cordes statement is really true. Not just because you’re super intelligent or strong mean that you know your inner potential. It takes effort to unlock that potential that is within you. For example if you are very smart but don’t put effort or dedication in what you do, you will never discover that special inner potential inside of you. Effort is the key to discovering boundaries and qualities that you never knew were in you. Choose the right and show lots of effort!

It’s Online, but Is It on Target?

Part 2

Research with Attitude

Conduct your research with the attitude of a skeptic. As you examine websites for clues that they’re trustworthy, ask these questions:

·        Who wrote the webpage? If you can’t identify the individual or organization responsible for the information, don’t use it.

·        What are the author’s qualifications for writing on the subject?

·        Has the article passed through an editorial process designed to ensure quality and accuracy?

·        What is the website’s purpose? Look for motives –like selling products or winning votes—that could result in biased or incomplete information.

·        Is the information accurate? Is it up to date?

·        Where did the author get this information?

 

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!

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