Keys to Nursing Success by
'Keys to Nursing Success' is designed to promote a realistic understanding of nursing, explore the exceptional opportunities nursing careers offer, and help students prepare for the rigors rigors of nursing school. This revision introduces a framework that has been proven to improve student learning and achievement.
Test Success: test-taking techniques for beginning nursing students by
The New Edition of this popular, easy-to-use guide continues to provide invaluable test-taking tips for beginning nursing students. It teaches critical thinking, time management, and effective study habits through proven techniques that enhance classroom performance and guide students through the examination process. 800 practice questions introduce your students to all of the different testing formats. By mastering these formats, your students will improve their grades; increase their confidence; and reduce the anxiety and stress that comes with exams...throughout their nursing school studies.
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On Demand Writing: Applying the Strategies of Impromptu Speaking to Impromptu Writing by
On Demand Writing is designed for teachers who are coaching their students for timed writing situations, such as those they face during the SAT1. ACT and AP exams. Drafting and revising eventually produces a polished essay. However, this traditional method does not work in on-demand situations. Here the skills debaters learn can help students approach the test confidently and increase their essay scores.
The Student's Guide to Exam Success by
"The most life-enhancing publication to come my way in a very long time ... a revelation" - Nathalie Wheen on "Classic FM". "a saviour ... Read in one day ... it works! Ever felt spiralling into a black hole? This book will awaken the passion you once had for your studies - it's there, you just can't feel it ... until the first few lines of Chapter 1. Turn a nightmare back to your dream - and realise it". - Student on "Amazon". Exams frighten almost everyone. Fear of failure (and even of success) can make even the most able students struggle with coursework, revision and exams. Most study guides overlook these powerful underlying emotions. Unique in allaying the anxieties that cause people to procrastinate, go blank, swot pointlessly or underperform, this book can change your attitude and help you break free: understand your fears; stop panicking and start enjoying your work; and develop a balanced mental approach to your exams. In addition, it offers a wealth of grade-boosting tips: devise a revision strategy that works; write powerful essays; learn how to speed-read; create effective notes and mind-maps; and remember what you learn.
Test Taking Strategies and Study Skills for the Utterly Confused by
From pulling all-nighters to memorizing rote facts, today's students have shown that they have no organized, logical, or sequential understanding of how to study or prepare for tests. Test Taking Strategies & Study Skills for the Utterly Confused arms students of all ages with the skills they need to pass their tests with flying colors.
The perfect guide for all the major standardized tests, including SAT, GMAT, Series 7, LSAT, MCAT, and more, this skillbuilding resource shows students, career changers, and business professionals how to make the most of their study time, how to deal with study and test panic, and how to take tests with optimal confidence and success.
Answering Test Questions by
Students learn to deal with multiple choice, true/false, matching and fill-in-the-blank test questions. The film teaches viewers how to identify distractors, recognize absolute statements and understand how double negatives can be misleading.
Taking Essay Tests by
Students will learn how to identify different types of essay questions as well as recognize and understand the action words that are embedded in test questions, students will learn how to apply specific strategies to particular types of essay questions. Also, learn about the components of a well-written essay and practical tips on how best to prepare for an essay test, whether standardized or teacher-made.
Taking Math Tests by
Students will learn specific strategies for answering logic problems, computational problems, data analysis problems and word problems. Students will also learn the best strategies to use when preparing for a math exam, including the use of mnemonic devices and answering multiple choice questions.
Taking reading comprehension tests by
Students will learn specific strategies for answering literal, inferential and analytical questions. Students will be able to find main ideas, determine the author's purpose or point of view, distinguish fact from opinion, draw conclusions, sequence events, identify cause and effect, and locate details.
Test Anxiety by
Explores the causes and symptoms of test anxiety and discusses strategies to overcome this condition. Discusses the role studying and preparing plays in relieving pre-test stress. Breathing exercises, progressive muscle relaxation techniques, creative visualization and positive self-talk are demonstrated.