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Problem Solving Test Strategies

The document provides tips for problem solving tests before, during, and after taking the test. It recommends identifying important formulas and topics in advance, creating a cheat sheet during the test, and examining mistakes made to improve for next time. Key steps include practicing under a time limit, starting with easier problems, and asking self-questions if getting stuck on a problem. The overall goal is to prepare, strategize during the test, and learn from the experience.

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Problem Solving Test Strategies

The document provides tips for problem solving tests before, during, and after taking the test. It recommends identifying important formulas and topics in advance, creating a cheat sheet during the test, and examining mistakes made to improve for next time. Key steps include practicing under a time limit, starting with easier problems, and asking self-questions if getting stuck on a problem. The overall goal is to prepare, strategize during the test, and learn from the experience.

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Problem Solving Tests

Before the test During the test After the test


Identify the major problem types Before starting the test, jot down Examine the points that you missed.
and formulas from class notes and formulas, relationships, definitions, Review your TA or professor’s feed-
reading. etc. back on your essays. Investigate
what areas you were not ready for.
Highlight topics and problems your Do a brain dump at the beginning of
instructor emphasized. the test and create a cheat sheet for Determine from which chapters
yourself that you can refer back to or lessons most of the questions
during the test. appeared and create a strategy to
tackle those areas in the next round.

Practice working problems out Do not complete the test in Determine the source of your
of sequence. This will reveal how chronological order. Begin with errors
and make a plan for next
problems relate to each other and those for which you can identify a time.
simulate the test-taking experience. solution method quickly.
For example:
For example: Start with easier problems. Allow Did my errors result from
Work a problem from Chapter 7, more time for high point value carelessness? Did I fail to carry
Chapter 5, then Chapter 10. problems. a negative sign from one step
to another? Could I produce the
formulas, or did I recall them
incorrectly? Did I consistently miss
the same kind of problem? Was I
unable to solve problems because I
didn’t practice similar ones before
the exam? Did I fail to account for
all the given data in my solution
method?

Work with a time limit. Aim to solve If you get stuck on a problem, ask If you had difficulty completing
as many problems as you will have yourself some questions to get the test, try timing yourself while
on the test within the test time limit. going. practicing solving problems as you
prepare for the next exam.
For example: For example:
Practice working 30 problems in 50 What concepts, formulas, rules and
minutes. methods can I apply? Have I seen
this problem before? Could I work
this problem another way or simplify
what I did? How does my solution
compare with examples from the
book and class?

Test Prep 512-471-3614 • Jester A332 Revised summer 2016

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