5.7 Chapter Activities

Chapter Takeaways

  • Preparation and a positive attitude can help reduce stress and test anxiety. Have a plan, eat and sleep well, and visualize success.
  • Studying should begin after each class, not the night before your test. Schedule a consistent study time and choose a study location with minimal distractions. Take breaks at least once an hour.
  • Learn all you can about the type of test you will be taking. Knowing the strategies for the types of question seen on tests can assist you in answering them correctly.
  • During the test, read the directions and questions carefully and budget your time. Complete the questions you feel confident in first. Check over your work to ensure you answered questions completely.
  • Academic dishonesty damages your integrity, causes unneeded stress, and puts your college career at risk. When you cheat, you cheat yourself out of opportunities.
  • When your instructor hands the test back, listen for feedback. Correct content errors and examine general mistakes you commonly make to help you prepare for the next exam.

Texas Tech University Resources

Want to attend a review for your course? Attend an SI session.
Supplemental Instruction (SI)
806.742.3664
www.si.soar.ttu.edu
Supplemental Instruction (SI) is a division of SOAR. Supplemental Instruction sessions are free, weekly peer-led review sessions for students in historically difficult courses. SI Leaders will take information from class lectures and the textbook to efficiently review concepts from the course through various strategies. Students may check for specific courses by going to our website.

Need help studying for your exams? Visit a tutoring center.
Tutoring – Free
The Learning Center
164 Drane Hall
(806)742.3664
www.lc.soar.ttu.edu
Drop-in peer tutoring (no appointment necessary). Hours are Monday – Thursday 8 am – 8 pm, Friday 8 am – 5 pm. Online Tutoring is available Monday–Thursday 7:30pm to 10pm.

Residence Hall Tutoring
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Available Sunday-Wednesday, 7:00pm-10pm

Electrical Engineering Tutoring
806.742-3523

Department of Mathematics Tutoring & Study Center
106 Math Building
806.742-2566
www.math.ttu.edu/Undergraduate/Resources/TSC/tutor.shtml
Free walk-in tutoring by math majors (graduate and undergraduate)
Hours are Monday – Friday 9 am – 4:30 pm.

Pi Tau Sigma –Mechanical Engineering
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806.742-3563
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Tutoring – Fee Based
Chemistry
104 Chemistry Building
806.742.3067
www.depts.ttu.edu/chemistry/Departmental/tutors.php

Physics
101 Science Building
806.742-3767
www.phys.ttu.edu
Approved tutor list posted in 101 Science Building. TAs tutor in their offices.

TECHniquesCenter
IHI Weeks Hall
806.742-1822
www.techniques.ttu.edu
A facet of Student Disability Services, the TECHniques Center provides supplemental academic support to meet students’ needs and promotes retention of undergraduate students with documented Learning Disabilities. TECHniques offers one-on-one tutoring from 2-8 hrs per week.

Need a study room? Reserve one at the library.
University Libraries
2802 18th Street
806.742.2265
www.library.ttu.edu
 The University Library’s Subject Librarians will work for you as your personal librarian! They will show you how to use all of the library’s resources to your advantage. You can also reserve study rooms as well as borrow cameras, video cameras, and voice recorders. The University Library also houses a Digital Media Studio, 3D Animation Lab, Makerspace and Recording Studio for students to use.

 Want to know more about Academic Integrity? Visit the Office of Student Conduct.
 Office of Student Conduct
211 Student Wellness Center
806.742.1714
http://www.depts.ttu.edu/studentconduct
The Office of Student Conduct oversees the student code of conduct and adjudicates referrals of violations to the code. The department conducts hearings for alleged violations, including concerns regarding academic integrity, civility in the classroom, and conduct that is outside of the parameter of acceptable behavior of a Red Raider

Need to take a standardized exam? Call the Academic Testing Services.
Academic Testing Services
214 West Hall
(806)742.3671
www.depts.ttu.edu/testing
Academic testing Services provides a wide array of standardized exams integral to admissions, enrollment, matriculation, and graduation/certification/licensure requirements of Texas Tech. In addition, Exams for Advanced Placement (AP), Exams for International Baccalaureate (IB), and CLEP exams for course credit and eLearning/Distance learning exams are available. Testing accommodations for students with disabilities are also available.

Need accommodations for your documented disability? Contact Student Disability Services.
Student Disability Services (SDS)
130 Weeks Hall
(806)742.2405
https://www.depts.ttu.edu/sds/
Student Disability Services promotes a supportive learning community for students with documented disabilities by providing reasonable academic accommodations, such as:

  • Sign language interpreters
  • Books on tape
  • Academic accommodations
  • Auxiliary aids

 

Chapter Review I

    1. What is test anxiety? What are the three causes of test anxiety you would like to work on controlling?

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    2. When should you start studying for an exam?

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    3. Can you multitask while studying? Why or why not?

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    4. What are some of the most common distractions to your studying?

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    5. What are the two types of assessment? Which of these forms might be called the “student’s assessment”? Why?

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    6. How might you predict the kinds of questions that will be on an exam?

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    7. What should you do right after the instructor hands out the exam?

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    8. List five words to watch for in multiple-choice and true-or-false questions.

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    9. List five words to watch for in essay questions.

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    10. What forms of academic dishonesty are most prevalent on your campus? What can you do to avoid them in your own academic career?

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    11. List the five most common types of errors made on exams.

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    12. What should you do with your exam after is has been graded and returned to you?

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Chapter Review II

The following test will allow you to practice the strategies for each question type outlined in Chapter Review I:

I. Multiple-choice section (10 points)

All actions on this list are examples of academic dishonesty except

a. copying from a classmate
b. using another author’s words without appropriate credit
c. chewing gum in class
d. creating fictitious data to support a point

To avoid running out of time on a test, you should

a. write quickly, even if it’s not so neat
b. stick with a difficult question until you get a right answer so that you don’t have to come back to it later
c. spend time reviewing the entire test before you start to budget your time
d. frequently ask your instructor to tell you how much time is left

II. True-or-false section (10 points)

  1. ____ You should never use examples when an essay question asks you to illustrate.
  2. ____ Beds are a good place to study because they are comfortable and quiet.
  3. ____ It’s smart to schedule a specific and consistent time for studying for each course.
  4. ____ In true-or-false questions, it is safer to mark true than false if you don’t know the answer.
  5. ____ One advantage of studying in a group is that students will encourage each other to do their best work.

III. Matching column section (10 points)

____ 1. Define A. A type of formative assessment
____ 2. Study group B. To describe pros and cons and compare them
____ 3. Weekly quiz C. To describe the meaning of a word, phrase, or concept
____ 4. Discuss D. Your own personalized study guide
____ 5. Class and assignment notes E. Three or four students from a class who meet regularly to review class material and encourage each other

IV. Short answer section (15 points)

  1. List three things you should do before a test to prepare your body to perform effectively.

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  2.  Name at least two campus resources you can use to help you prepare for a test.

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  3. List at least four steps you should take before you start writing the answer to an essay question.

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V. Essay section (Choose one; 55 points)

  1. Compare and contrast effective studying and cramming.
  2. Discuss academic dishonesty and its consequences.

Make an Action List

Two things I will do to… Actions By when I expect to take each action How I will know I accomplished each action
Reduce my testing anxiety 1.
2.
Improve my study effectiveness 1.
2.
Improve my performance on exams 1.
2.

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