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Summary Notes?
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Specific notes that include information that you need to review further before the day of the test.
I used summary notes to prepare for my communications exam |
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Five day study plan?
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Its a plan of action that helps you organize your materials and time to review for a major test, such as a midterm for a final exam.
Mrs. Mills had our class make a five day study plan for her midterm. |
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Test Anxiety?
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Excessive stress that hinders a person's ability to perform well before or during a test.
Most people have test anxiety before a big test such as an ACT test. |
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Locus of control?
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The degree to which a person feels power to control circumstances in his or her life.
Most adults have a better locus of control than kids in school. |
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Acrostic?
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A sentence that is made up of the first letter of key words in a list of items to remember.
In math class we made a acrostic for the order of operations. |
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Active reading?
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Is the process of using effective strategies to engage working memory to achieve specific reading goals.
When reading a text book I make sure to use active reading to remember everything. |
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SQ4R?
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A six step system for reading and comprehending textbook chapters.
In order to completely understand what you are reading it is wise to use SQ4R. |
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Caption?
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A short explanation that accompanies a graphic.
Most young or rookie readers will not read captions while reading books. |
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Legend?
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Defines or gives values for the symbols used in graphic.
When reading a map you should make sure read the legend to understand symbols on the map. |
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Pie charts?
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Also called circle graphs, show a whole unit divided into individually labelled parts.
In math we use pie charts every day to show the way the percentages are seperated. |
