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Test Taking Strategies
(Total Run-time: 51:06)
Donald Roebuck
VCU Professional Development Academy &
Division of Student Affairs and Enrollment Services
Part One: Foundational Test Taking Skills For All Students
This session discusses practical strategies to put in place 30 minutes before an exam. It also describes several common question types and principles to use when answering.
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Video (27:56) | Handout | Transcript
Part Two: Advanced Test Taking Skills for Undergraduate Students
This session goes into greater detail about concepts to apply for the variety of question types that are typically found within an undergraduate curriculum. In addition, strategies of last resort are discussed for those two or three questions on every test in which you absolutely do not know the answer. Sample questions are provided to further demonstrate the concepts and strategies.
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Video (23:10) | Handout | Transcript
This activity is funded by the Professional Development Academy (grant # P333A99050) through the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education.

