study+skills

**Long Range View** **Week By Week** **Remember to...**
 * Take a long range view of the semester so that you know when assignments and exams are due.
 * Set up a calendar for the semester, listing important due dates: readings, assignments, tests and so forth.
 * List everything you must do for each of your courses; include time for study, review, assignments and tests.
 * Establish your priorities and estimate the time you need for each activity.
 * Make a schedule for the week; include in it everything on your list.
 * Plan ahead.
 * Include extra time for major projects.
 * Break major tasks down into smaller ones.
 * Alternate between a difficult task and an easy one.
 * Schedule breaks.
 * Reward yourself when you've completed a task.

= = =// Use Smart Test-Taking Strategies // = Tests and exams can be stressful situations where you're being evaluated and have to perform under a time limit. The key to managing the stress and performing well is to be a smart test-taker.




 * <span style="color: #003399; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Learn as you go**. Don't leave your studying until the night before the test. Spend time each week reviewing your class notes and readings. Try to connect the important ideas into themes or "a big picture." Then test yourself by trying to answer questions or do the problems the teacher might ask on this material.
 * <span style="color: #003399; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Practice the exam activity before an exam.** Be sure you know what you will have to DO on the exam: answer questions on content details, write essays, solve problems, apply theory to cases, etc. Then prepare for the exam by practising this activity so that you can do it confidently without referring to your notes or text book.
 * <span style="color: #003399; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Use your time well on the exam.** Before starting your exam, look over all the questions quickly. Do a "memory dump" by jotting down by each question key words, ideas, formulas, etc. that you'll need for the answer. As well, mark the questions that seem easiest for you. Make a time plan by allocating the same percentage of time to each question as its worth in marks. Then, start with the easiest questions to build your confidence, and respect your time plan throughout to make sure that you have time to attempt every question.