Page 11 - Keys to College Success

What Will Strengthen Your Memory? 175

Understand the Brain Science of Memory 175
Why You Forget 177

Use Mnemonic Devices 177
GET CREATIVE Craft Your Own Mnemonic 178

How Can You Remember What You Study? 180
Choose When, Where, and (with) Whom to Study 180

GET $MART Stay Aware of Your Money 181

What and Why: Evaluating Study Materials 182
How: Using Study Strategies 182

Summarize and Create Master Note Sets 186

GET PRACTICAL Answer Your Journalists’ Questions 187
STUDENT PROFILE 189
■ Revisit Risk and Reward 190

■ Risk Action for College, Career, and Life Rewards 191

CHAPTER 8 Test Taking 194
How Can You Show What You Know?
■ What Would You Risk? Suzanne Malveaux 195

■ Status Check: How Prepared Are You for Taking Tests? 196
What Will Get You Ready to Perform Well on Tests? 196

Identify Test Type, Topics, and Study Materials 197

Manage Your Study Time and Goals 198
Review Using Study Strategies 198

GET CREATIVE Write Your Own Test 200

Prepare Physically 200
Cram if You Must 200

How Can You Manage Test Anxiety? 201

Two Sources of Test Anxiety 201
■ Talk Risk and Reward 202

Calm and Focus Your Mind at Test Time 203

How Can You Do Your Best on Test Day? 203
Test Day Strategies 203

GET PRACTICAL Assess Test Anxiety with the Westside Test Anxiety Scale 204

Maintain Academic Integrity 205
Handling Objective Questions 206

■ Multiple Intelligence Strategies 208

Creating Effective Answers to Subjective Questions 210

GET ANALYTICAL Write to the Verb 214
What is the Upside of Poor Performance? 215

GET $MART Test Your Financial Literacy 216

How Can You Prepare for Final Exams? 217

Manage Your Schedule 217

Use Targeted Strategies 217
STUDENT PROFILE 218
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