“10 Things You Gotta Know”
Keisha R. Callins, MD, MPH
Albany State University
September 1, 2015
~ Nelson Mandela
How do you usually feel about taking a test?
I’m going to ace this test!
I think I know enough to do well…
I really wish I had taken more time to study…
I’m going to bomb this test!
Should I even take this test?
~ Art Williams
10 Things You REALLY Need to Know…
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Know your style
Know the test
Know your time
Know your plan
Know your priorities
Know your partners
Know your frustrations
Know your prayers
Know your health
Know your progress
~ Albert Einstein
KNOW YOUR STYLE…
• How do you learn???
– Howtolearn.com
– Learning-styles-online.com
– www.mindtools.com
• How long can you study???
• When is your best time to study???
• Should you study in a group???
• Study Aids
– Flash cards – quizlet/studyblue/flashcardmachine
– Images
– Mnemonics
– Studygs.net
~ Gene Kranz
KNOW YOUR TEST…
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Who will administer the test?
Who can help you prepare?
What you will be tested on?
What is your performance goal?
When will you have the test?
When will you get results?
Where will the test be given?
Where can you get practice material?
Why are you taking this test?
Why is this test given?
How much time will you have?
How will the test be graded?
~ Edward Young
KNOW YOUR TIME…
• Write out a timeline
• Schedule breaks
• Organize activities
• Hold yourself accountable
• Don’t Panic
~ General Colin Powell
KNOW YOUR PLAN…
• Write out an action plan
• Pace yourself
• Stay on task
• Understand your limitations
• Work smart
• Practice, practice, practice
William A. Ward
KNOW YOUR PRIORITIES…
• What are your goals?
• What should you spend your time on?
• What events can be bypassed this week?
• What are your strengths?
• What areas need improvement?
• Who needs your attention?
~ Unknown
KNOW YOUR PARTNERS…
• Study friends vs study enemies
• Professors are good resources
• Mentors can be good resources
• Don’t hang out with people who will waste your
time
• You may need to motivate someone and learn by
teaching
~ Winston Churchill
KNOW YOUR FRUSTRATIONS…
• Embrace your failure
• Reflect
– Ask yourself why and please be
honest…
• Acknowledge your fears
• DABDA if you have to…
• Let your frustrations be your fuel
~ Proverbs 16:3
KNOW YOUR PRAYERS…
The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures:
he leadeth me beside the still waters.
He restoreth my soul:
he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil: for thou art with me;thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies:
thou anointest my head with oil;my cup runneth over.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life:
and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.
Psalm 23
Jim Robin
KNOW YOUR HEALTH…
• Do not forsake your mind:
– Puzzles
– Luminosity.com
– Easterseals.com
– Read the newspaper
– sleep
• Do not forsake your body:
– Regular exercise
– Good nutrition
– Avoid alcohol and tobacco
– Take your vitamins
~ William Arthur Ward
KNOW YOUR PROGRESS…
• Regular progress checks
• Reassess and update your action plan as
needed
• Schedule treats
• Allow time for review
• Get feedback
• Practice tests
• Simulate the test
~ Napoleon Bonaparte