Tips For Students – Page 7

Glossary of Exam Terms

Examinations are a fact of life in college. But, the only time an exam should be an ordeal is when you aren’t prepared for it. A sure sign that you aren’t prepared is when you have to stay up all night to “cram.” Instead of staying up all night to cram for a test, check with your advisor or an instructor to learn if the college offers workshops or sessions on test taking strategies and/or study skills.

Strengthening your study and test taking skills can help. So can understanding what common words and phrases frequently used in exam questions mean. A glossary of terms commonly used in exam questions can help demystify exam terms.

Click on the document below to open a glossary of terms commonly found in exams and tests. For test taking tips, see the post, Tips for Effective Test Taking

Table of common terms used in exams — Glossary of common terms used in exams

Memory Strategies

Do you struggle with remembering things or with comprehending effectively what you try to remember? Click on the image below to open this memory strategies resource.

The resource outlines suggestions and strategies for improve your memory and increase your efficiency in learning material. At the end of the resource is a short list of websites of additional information.

The original resource upon which this is based, courtesy Hartford Community College, Bel Air, MD. URL list updated 2019-02-13

Planning and Time Management Tools and Advice for College Students

Elizabeth Hamblet has many years of working with college students. She has specialized in working students with learning disabilities and ADHD. However, her tips and strategies are relevant for all kinds of learners.

Hamblet has tips for time management, effective reading, weekly goal setting, getting a good start to the semester, and more.

Visit “Planning and Time Management Tools and Advice for College Students” (https://www.ldadvisory.com/college_students/) to discover Hamblet’s tips.