MSD CERTIFICATION
ASSESSMENT TIPS
What you need to know to produce
successful assessment results:
ARRIVE: Arrive on time; this creates a less stressful
class and assessment period.
LISTEN: Listen
to your instructor during class. Follow and pay close attention to the class
materials.
ASK: Ask
questions during class regarding any items you do not fully understand.
TUNE OUT: Tune out distractions during the class and the
assessment. Stay focused on yourself and the information being presented.
KNOW: Know
and understand the score card and assessment instructions. If you do not, ask
your instructor.
PACE: Pace
yourself. One hour is allowed for completing the assessment. When you have
completed the assessment, scan your documents, (assessment form and score card)
to make sure you have correctly completed everything.
Multiple Choice Question Tips
·
Read the question before you look at the
answer.
·
Come up with the answer in your head
before looking at the possible answers, this way the choices given on the test
won't throw you off.
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Eliminate answers you know aren't right.
·
Read all the choices before choosing
your answer.
·
Always take an educated guess and select
an answer.
·
Don't keep on changing your answer
usually your first choice is the right one, unless you misread the question.
True
/ False Question Tips
·
Read through each statement carefully,
and pay attention to any key words within the statement regarding the class
material.
·
If any part of the question is false,
then the entire statement is false, but just because part of a statement is true
doesn't necessarily make the entire statement true.
·
Pay attention to the class handout.
During class closely follow along with the instructor.
·
During class take notes on all of the
key information to eliminate unnecessary searching during the assessment period.
·
Focus on learning the main ideas and get
a feel for where they are located in the handout.
·
Highlight important points, and make
notes in your book, if it is allowed.
·
Answer
the easy questions that you know off the top of your head first, then go back
and answer the questions where you need to reference your book.
Tips to Conquer Test Anxiety
| Negative Thought | Positive Thought |
| I always do poorly on test. | I’ve paid attention to the instructor, and I am familiar with the class handouts. I therefore, have the tools to be successful. |
| If I don't pass this test, I'm a failure. | I am going to pass, but if I don’t, I can bounce back. A re-take may be scheduled |
| The test is going to have trick questions. | The test is designed to let me show what I know, and I am familiar with information contained within the test. |
Sources:
Reducing Test
Anxiety: A Guide for Test Takers, Copyright 2005 by Educational Testing services (ETS).
Multiple Choice, True/False and Open Book;
Test Taking Tips. http://www.testtakingtips.com