While the best way of overcoming test anxiety is to be fully
prepared, knowing some specific
test taking strategies, puts you in an even better position. Learn and use
these 13 strategies and don't experience an anxiety disorder.
1. Reduce
or prevent excess anxiety. Consider What If, So What, and Well Then.
2. Study
and know the content. Make up your own flashcards and read up on areas that
need more of your attention.
3. Find a
study partner. It keeps you focused and holds you accountable, if nothing else.
4. Register
and schedule your exam. You need a deadline to keep you on track.
5. Consider
what helps you with recall, e.g. writing things down, continuous repetition.
6. Know
the Code of Ethics pertaining to your chosen profession.
7. Use
the supplemental material, e.g. free internet practice tests, handouts on
useful websites
8. Think positively. Use visualization techniques.
9. Trust
your intuition. Your first hunch is often right.
10. Read
the answers first. Often two are irrelevant or just don’t pertain to the question
and can be effectively eliminated.
11. If one of the choices
is overly technical, that item is probably not the correct one.
12. When opposites appear
among the answers, one of them is usually correct.
13. With
two of the choices are almost identical in their wording, one of these choices
is often the correct one.
These are the strategies that I have used to acquire 6 professional licenses. They worked for me and will work for you.
Let me know what you think of these strategies. Leave your comments below.
These are the strategies that I have used to acquire 6 professional licenses. They worked for me and will work for you.
Let me know what you think of these strategies. Leave your comments below.
