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Preparation for Cumulative Final Exams
Try using old exams to
focus your review if you have good reason to believe that your cumulative final
will be similar in format and kind to exams you have taken earlier in the
semester.
Using old Exams is always a good idea.
Doing a
post-analysis of your semester exams (mid-terms etc.) can give you essential
information to help you prepare for cumulative finals. Use your semester exams
to:
1. Characterize and, hence, to familiarize yourself with
the way your professor poses exam questions.
2. Get an idea of
the areas of knowledge and level of detail on which you will be
tested.
3. Identify areas where your knowledge is weak so that
you can focus your review.
Go through the exam, question by question;
identify the kinds of information the exam asks for (definitions, concepts,
processes, diagrams etc.). Also identify what you are asked to do (application
of concepts, synthesis of ideas or information etc.)
*
What level of detail does the exam ask you to know...will the final exam require
you to know the same
level of
detail?
* Are there trick questions? For instance,
does an exam question look like something you've seen before
but includes some variation that will affect your
answer?
* Tailor your studying to the
above.
Review all questions and answers that you answered correctly. For
all questions or problems answered incorrectly:
*
Circle or highlight all keywords and phrases in the
question.
* Ask yourself, "what do I need to know or
understand to answer this question?" (e.g., what concepts,
processes, formulas, exceptions, definitions, limitations,
variations do I need to be aware of). Write
these down or indicate them in your notes or textbook(post-it notes are good for
this) for your final
exam
review.
*
Determine and indicate what you will need to memorize during your final exam
review.
* Attempt to answer the question or solve the
problem.
If you are unable to answer the question or solve the
problem:
* Review relevant course materials (textbook
chapter, lecture notes etc.)
* Put relevant
information in your own words to be sure you fully
understand.
* Go back and attempt the question
again.
* If still unsuccessful, seek professional
assistance from a highly qualified Instructor/Tutor with
extensive
experience and reputation.
An
academic Skills Instructor such as Charlotte Tutor can help you analyze past
exams and develop appropriate strategies for using old exams and practice exams
in your exam review process.
Let Charlotte Tutor help you to reinforce
your understanding of key exam topics and approach the exam with
confidence.
Charlotte Tutor provides one-on-one individualized review
sessions as well as group review sessions for students who are determined to
excel and avoid repeating the course.
The Final Exam Reviews are
for a wide array of academic subjects such as Mathematics (math),
Statistics, Physics, Chemistry, Engineering,
Business, MBA, Spanish, French, and
more.
Charlotte Tutor academic programs help students improve their
grades and academic skills as well as build confidence, self-esteem, and
positive attitudes toward learning.
Contact Charlotte
Tutor today for information on rate plans and what Charlotte Tutor can do for
you.
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