New Student Orientation Resource Book

• You are not a victim when it comes to taking tests.
• You need a test-wise positive attitude when you are taking courses.
• Tests do not measure your worth as a person.
• Develop mnemonic devices.
• Create time lines to learn about the events in history.
• Participate in study groups.
• Complete the questions at the end of your chapters in the textbook.
• Visit your teachers.
• Write sample essays and sample questions.
• Pay attention to instructor's hints, especially about two weeks before an exam.
• Review by changing your point of view.
• Two mistakes commonly made with multiple choice - under reading and over reading.
• Arrive on time.
• Bring two pens, preferably erasable, or two pencils, sharpened.
• Don't be concerned with what other students are doing.
• Change your answers only if you are sure you made an error, first reactions tend to be the correct ones.
• Get word to your instructor whenever anything keeps you from attending class or taking a test.

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