A&E II Strategies for Success!

Looking for some tips to succeed in A&E II? Click the links below to a podacst and PPT from our Strategies for Success in Level II Seminar, brought to you by Dr. Anne Marie Mauro.

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Study Strategies: NYUCN OAALD Endorses the 5 Day Test Prep!

The Stanford University Center for Teaching and Learning offers a review of what students should be doing to prepare when they are a week away from their exams. This strategy should be used in conjunction with sustained, structured study time, and offers a set system that you can use to keep your self on the right track until exam time comes.

5 Day Test Prep

Five days before: Organize

Organize and review your class notes and text notes carefully. Prepare a list of all topics that will be on the exam. List them in order of importance so you can focus your attention accordingly.

Four days before: Review and Recall

Review your notes thoroughly, but don’t just look at them. Explain them to yourself. Don’t mistake familiarity for comprehension. Concentrate on the topics that are more difficult for you to understand. Use mnemonic devices or visualization to organize the material as a “breadcrumb trail” back to the big ideas.

Three days before: Rewrite

Briefly rewrite all important information. Review these notes repeatedly. Trying to recall your own explanations will be more effective than trying to recall what the text and your professors have said.

Two days before: Question

Make a list of questions that might be on the exam and answer them in as much detail as possible.

One day before: Prepare
Review your notes and rewritten notes a few hours before the exam. Take time to relax before the exam. If you are afraid you will forget information or "blank out" when you receive the exam, write reminders on the back that you can come back to during the exam.

A handout with this information is available for pick up in the Office of Academic Advising, it is also available here: Stanford 5 Day Test Prep

The Office of Academic Advising & Learning Development is here to support you! If you want to discuss more study strategies or have a question about the 5 Day test prep method, feel free to reach out. You can make an appointment with a member of the advising staff as well as speak to your assigned academic advisor.

Upcoming Test-Taking Strategies Workshop!!

Dr.Ab Brody, Assistant Professor, will present a test-taking strategies workshop for NYUCN students. As the first round of exams comes to a close for undergraduates, this workshop will allow you to reflect on your current strategies and introduce you to helpful tips that you can implement as you begin to prepare for future exams this term. Additionally, this workshop will address best practices for NCLEX-type and certification exam questions.

This session will cover relevant information for graduate students as well. The strategies discussed are applicable to any certification and/or graduate level exam. The Office of Academic Advising strongly encourages you to attend this session for a thorough review of test-taking strategies and tips for reducing test anxiety. Specific information regarding this event is below:

Test-Taking Strategies Workshop
Presented by Professor Ab Brody
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
5:30pm
Atrium Conference Room (Room 1031)
Please RSVP to nursingadvising@nyu.edu by 5pm on June 26, 2012

The Atrium Conference Room is located on the 10th Floor of 726 Broadway in the College of Nursing. As the Broadway elevators are currently being renovated, please enter the building through the entrance at 418 Lafayette Street. You are then able to take the elevators to the College of Nursing on the 10th Floor.