Major exam 1 blog #3

I set many expectations upon myself for the Major Exam 1. Every time I receive a test, I tend to get test anxiety and my mind goes completely blank. However, I felt mentally prepared knowing that I studied the right material for this test and not being crammed with time with that being said I didn’t feel that way. The study guide was very convenient in several ways which helped me meet my expectations. It allowed me to have a visual of what I was going to be tested on. If you were lacking and an area that was on the study guide this was the time to go back and to prepare yourself so when you get, ask a question with that topic you won’t have to hesitate.

 I learn best when it is hands on but I am most defiantly a visual thinker. The way I prepared for this test was breaking the study guide into sections for vocabulary and short answers. I made flash cards for every single vocabulary word and short answer essay and highlighted letters in the word that would help me remember or even come up with something to get the general process through my head of what it actually is. This was a very beneficial process I used due to my advantage because everyone has a different mentality of learning and this is the way that fits my best. The highlighters put a bright image in my head to help me capture what I am trying to remember or think of. 

I think the most difficult part of the exam was definitely the vocabulary part because we were handed twelve vocabulary words and we were only getting tested on twelve so this is where I had to freeze and actually break it down and think. I really liked having a full short answer exam because if you can’t word it correctly you can try to emphyze to get the meaning or point what you are trying to state.