...Go anywhere from here. JAPAN Princeton Economics AustrAliA TOEFL iBT Tips ® United StateS PURDUE U POLITECNICO dI MILANO HONG KONG LAW How to prepare for the TOEFL iBT. www.ets.org/toefl UCLA CANADA ENGINEERING ART FRANCE Teaching YALE Germany MEDICINE U of British ColUmBia MCGILL SINGAPORE UK U OF TOKYO KOREA TOEFL® iBT Tips TOEFL iBT Tips—from ETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Open More Doors with TOEFL® iBT, the Key to Academic Success . . . 4 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 The TOEFL® Test—The Key to Academic Success . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 TOEFL Scores Open More Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 The New TOEFL iBT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 What’s New About the TOEFL iBT? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Why Were Changes Made to the TOEFL Test? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 About the TOEFL iBT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Format . . . . . . . ...
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...Take a Test Adrienne Lewis College 100 American Public University Lori Miller How to Prepare and Take a Test When preparing and taking test most people have a difficult time taking a test. The definition of a test is a procedure for critical evaluation. Most people are nervous and scared when told that they have to take a test or prepare for a test. A teacher gives test because they would like to see how much the student knows about the information that was talked about in class. Whenever it is time to take the test the teacher give notes so that the student can prepare for the test. Every student learns in different ways but in order for the student to learn the material the student has to prepare for the test. Tests are not easy preparing for and students have to have patience and not study all the material at once. College students have the tendency to procrastinate on studying. Tests are a fact of life for kids in school, including those with learning disabilities. “Tests help teachers gauge progress, measure skills, and determine grades. They can also be pointers to areas where kids need extra help. The good news is that there are some common sense approaches to studying and test taking that can reduce anxiety and improve test performance. You can help your child learn test-taking strategies she'll use throughout her entire education.”(Firchow, 2013) There are different types of test like multiple choice/objective, true/false, short essay, and essay...
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...Effective Study Skills Dr. Bob Kizlik Latest update: January 4, 2012 How to Study and Make the Most of Your Time This web page on study skills, and what some may refer to as study tips, is designed to help you improve your learning and understanding, and ultimately your grades. It is not so large that it would require you to engage in mind-numbing reading of chapter after chapter as is the case with many books on the subject. The information is written in a way to help you "see" and "practice" proven study techniques. This page is used in hundreds of schools and universities and is currently ranked by Google and Bing in the top ten for plain old "study skills" and "how to study effectively" and #1 by Google and Bing for "effective study skills" Want more? Available now is a new, inexpensive download or CD on how to improve not just your study skills, but your learning skills as well. It is STUDY SKILLS FOR SCHOOL SUCCESS 2.0, that includes in one program a greatly enhanced version of all the information below, and much, much more, including a new section on how to get better math grades and self-motivation. After all, isn't what works what really counts? Please click http://adprima.com/SSSS2/ssss2order.htm and see for yourself. There is little doubt that no two people study the same way, and it is a near certainty that what works for one person may not work for another. However, there are some general techniques that seem to produce good results. No one would argue...
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...10 Steps to Earn a High GRE Score The following is a guide to scoring high on the GRE test. If you follow these steps, your GRE score will improve. 1. Relax: Preparing for the GRE can be stressful. Try to focus on the task at hand and not so much on everything else you have to do. If you take GRE test prep step-by-step, day-by-day, and give yourself breaks when your body needs them, you'll be able to concentrate on GRE studies a lot better. 2. GRE Diagnostic Test: Begin GRE test prep with a GRE practice test to find out what you're good at, and more importantly, what you're not good at. Correct your completed practice test and evaluate the questions you missed. What kind of questions did you miss? Are they mostly Quantitative or mostly Verbal? What score would you give yourself on Analytical Writing? Did you miss a lot of analogies but do well on reading comprehension? With this information you'll be able to focus your GRE test prep studies on your weaknesses. 3. GRE Study Plan: With your GRE weaknesses in mind, make a very specific study plan for yourself. You should know what, how, and when you are going to study for the GRE test. Put your study plan somewhere in plain view, and make sure you stick to your plan. Try to keep GRE test prep interesting by planning to study different things in different ways. For example, study GRE vocabulary from flash cards one day, from a list the second day, and by reading and learning words in context the third day. 4. GRE Vocabulary: ...
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...Ace The IELTS Essential tips for IELTS General Training Module © September 2005 By Simone Braverman All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system without prior permission of the author. Making copies of any part of this book for any purpose other than your own personal use is a violation of International Copyright Laws. Limits of Liability/ Disclaimer of Warranty The author and publisher of this book and the accompanying materials have used their best efforts in preparing this program. The author and publisher make no representation or warranties with respect to accuracy, applicability, fitness or completeness of this program. They disclaim any warranties (expressed or implied), merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. The author and the publisher shall in no event be held liable for any loss or other damages, including but not limited to special, incidental, consequential or other damages. As always, advice of competent professionals should be sought. This manual contains material protected under International Copyright Laws and Treaties. Any unauthorized reprint or use of this material is prohibited. From Author I am very grateful for all the help and support I’ve received from all the members of my team. I'd like to thank Vladimir Levitin – for great research Roman Itskovich and Zvi Braverman – most talented Internet gurus Nataly Dehter-Vaksman - for...
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...This Saturday academy helped me learn about my personality, social identity, and how to present my “story” in a personal essay. Based on the Myers Briggs Type Indicator Test, it identified me as an ENFJ—extraverted feeling with introverted intuition. This identification interrupted me as an honest individual with excellent people skills and is well-organized. This personality type’s description was very accurate when describing my personality. For example, I have always had great people skills after working for my family’s business since I was four years old, where I had to communicate with customers daily. As a result, knowing my Myers Briggs type can help me understand my family, friends, colleagues, and especially myself. On the other...
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...techniques of taking tests, and know differences between British English and American English, and what features does British English or American English has. Last, since I’ve never done a presentation before, so I wanted to grasp some skills and tips to apply on my presentations. In order to achieve those goals, I selected many activities which train the listening skill such as learn English through movies, lyrics training BBC Podcasts, and help to enlarge my vocabulary such as word dynamo, Free rice. I also selected some activities which contain simulated tests and some tips about how to write an outstanding article. Besides, I thought that activities sharing the presentation skills also worth to take, so I put them into my calendar. Then, according to my calendar, I do corresponding activities from the independent learning website. When I practice my listening skill by doing the activities I selected, I tried to listen to each word that had been spoken in the activities, and listen to the same movie or song twice, then take the corresponding tests it has. When I do vocabulary activities, I would look up the dictionary when I encounter an unfamiliar word, and read the word out loud in order to remember it. To well prepare for my tests, I did the simulated tests from the independent learning website, and I calculated the time I spent when I took “exams”, so I can know whether I should read the questions faster or not. At the same time, after I read the tips and techniques the...
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...Contents Character map Introduction Tips for writing essays 2 3 15 Essay 1: ‘Vincent’s fulfilment of his dream seems to be the triumph of individualism but really rests on the support and cooperation of other people.’ Discuss. 17 Essay 2: ‘The characters in Gattaca are too caught up in private dreams and personal ambitions for genuine relationships to be possible.’ Discuss. Essay 3: “That’s how I did it, Anton. I never saved anything for the swim back.” ‘Vincent defies and transcends his destiny and, in doing this, inspires others.’ Discuss. Essay 4: ‘Gattaca shows that categorising people into a hierarchy of castes, into ‘superior’ and ‘imperfect/inferior’, is both false and dangerous.’ How? Essay 5: ‘Gattaca shows that the rights of a person surpass the need for control within a society.’ Discuss. Essay 6: ‘Gattaca’s director, Andrew Niccol, said: “I would hate for anyone to look at my film and think it is advocating that you never tamper with genes, because there … will be many positive things to come out of this … science in terms of curing diseases”.‘ So what is Gattaca condemning? Essay 7: ‘Gattaca presents a world destroyed by the pursuit of perfection.’ Do you agree? Essay 8: ‘The society of Gattaca works to repress rather than to enhance the potential of human beings.’ Discuss. 22 27 31 36 40 45 50 Essay 9: “I belong to a new underclass, no longer determined by social status or the colour of your skin. No, we now have discrimination down to a science.” Does...
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...* D = Definition * O = Output * S = Substantiation Mathematics exam preparation tips: * Stay ahead of the game * Make a cheat-sheet * Know the format of the test and information that’s fair game * Make a mock exam * Attend the review session * Get help early Exam taking tips: * Arrive early and prepared * Listen & Read instructions carefully * Memory dump first * Skim the test and form a plan * Answer questions sequentially * Apply the guessing rule Multiple-choice tips: * Scan all the choices * Avoid word confusion * Beware of absolutes Free-Response tips: * Show partial work * Don’t forget units * Don’t be fooled by blank space "Problem Solving in Math" Tutorial Summary : | Problem solving in mathematics is important to fully comprehend due to the frequency of them in algebra and higher mathematics courses. Strategies to solve word problems are introduced to aid in the problem solving learning process.A common difficulty with mathematics courses is the dreaded word problem. The KUDOS method gives the student a place to start and a step by step method to begin the solution. KUDOS stands for known, unknown, definition, output, and substantiation. In addition to problem solving, this tutorial give hints to succeed on tests. Multiple choice, free response, and essay tips are all covered. | *...
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...personal essays to submit as part of their college applications. UT this year made the essay a required part of its applications. The priority admissions and scholarship deadline is November 1; the regular application deadline is December 1. “UT’s new requirement for short-answer essays gives our team an opportunity to learn more about the student beyond the academic benchmarks of test score and GPA—and in their own voice,” said Kari Alldredge, interim associate provost and director of undergraduate admissions. “As part of our holistic review process we consider a number of factors, and while we want to see strong academic preparation, we also want to learn more about our applicants’ goals, interests, and how they will contribute to our Volunteer community.”...
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... The VARK Questionnaire Results: The Writer’s scores were: •Visual: 4 •Aural: 7 •Read/Write: 12 •Kinesthetic: 3 This essay is about this essay’s writer’s learning style, strategies, and the VARK learning strategy guide. This essay will go into depth with the writer, ways a person can improve their learning strategies, their learning styles, and other learning style. The writer thinks it is important that learning styles is thought about often, because it could help you with tests, essays, and homework assignments. It helps to know a person’s strong points, and know to strengthen your weaker points, so a person can pinpoint ways to help them flourish in their studies. The learning style mainly used by the writer are reading and writing. This helps when there is a hard homework assignment or essay comes up and when the writer is unsure on what to do. The writer starts by reading the material that was given to the writer of this essay. Having a reading and writing learning style helps improve writing, because this writer sometimes rewrites things to get a better grasp on it. The writer also proofreads her work to see if there are any mistakes in spelling, grammar, or punctuation. The learning strategies the writer uses involves reviewing things by writing things out, rereading material that either was homework, or given to help with the...
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...Linguistics & English Language (University of Edinburgh) 2013-2014 How to Write an Essay in Linguistics The following guidelines range from very general to very specific. They are also more specifically geared toward writing essays in sociolinguistics or empirical methods rather than other areas of linguistics, though many of the same general principles apply. It is to your benefit to try follow these guidelines from the start of your first draft; the closer you follow them, the easier it will be for your instructor to make useful comments on your drafts, focusing on content, rather than style; on linguistics, rather than writing ability. It will also save you a lot of time because there will probably be less restructuring needed between your first draft and your final draft. GENERAL STRUCTURE: 1. Tell us what you’re gonna tell us. 2. Tell us! 3. Tell us what you told us. At a very basic level, this is all you need to know. The main point here is that your paper is not a mystery novel; there should be no ‘big reveal’ at the end. Rather, you want to set up the reader’s expectations so that they know up front what you’re trying to argue and, while reading your paper, will see if they’re convinced by how you make your arguments. The first step roughly corresponds (to the first paragraph of) your introduction and the third step roughly corresponds to (the first paragraph of) your conclusion (remember that this is an art, not a science, and these are guidelines...
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...My personal responsibility essay Corey Leverette GEN-200 september. 30, 2012 Personal responsibility essay Even though I have been responsible in the past, how to be a more responsible person because I haven't been responsible in the past and I need to do better about being responsible. As a student I am responsible for my own educational future. I always fail to do certain things like staying positive. Staying positive and keeping a positive attitude is essential in order to everyone to accomplish their goals . All students will have to have a positive attitude when it comes down to constructive criticism. For example (he or she is not pulling their weight in the group).Some people live up to what goals and expectations they set and others choose to go another path. However not everyone is perfect. The driver of this degree plan is me I am the person behind the wheel that is accountable for making mistakes. The first way to achieve my academic success is to maintain my attendance. Attendance is something that a student must take seriously to be academically successful. There are ways that as a student I can be successful in maintaining a good attendance. First step is to take the time out to review the schools attendance policies and guidelines; this can help remind me of my responsibility. According to Green’s article “Every teacher is looking for students who are serious about the subject at hand, who work hard in the classroom and who show progress...
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...Essay The word essay comes from the French: essayer = to try. An essay puts a thesis on trial – a bit like a science ‘experiment’ puts a hypothesis on trial. An essay is a self-directed academic exercise. Unlike a report or a research project, which both of which summarize information or proceedings, an essay is an inquiry in itself; the understadning gained is authentic and new to the student. Generating the Essay The Essay Question An essay begins with a question – a thesis question. Sometimes that question is given; sometimes the student generates the question. The answer to the question is the thesis. The thesis is the ‘hypothesis’ you will set out to ‘prove’ Main Entry: prove Pronunciation: 'prüv Function: verb Inflected form(s): proved; proved or prov•en /'prü-v&n, Britain also 'prO-/; prov•ing _ Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French prover, pruver, from Latin probare to test, prove, from probus good, honest, from pro- for, in favor + -bus (akin to Old English bEon to be) -- more at _ HYPERLINK transitive verb 1 archaic : to learn or find out by experience 2 a : to test the truth, validity, or genuineness of b : to test the worth or quality of; specifically : to compare against a standard -- sometimes used with up or out c : to check the correctness of (as an arithmetic result) 3 a : to establish the existence, truth, or validity of (as by evidence or logic) b : to demonstrate as having a particular quality or worth 4 : to show...
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...Annotated Bibliography Michael Watson GEN 200 08-20-2012 Efren Ordaz Duquesne University. (2012) Three Keys to College Success. Retrieved on 08/15/2012 from http://www.duq.edu/cte/teaching/teaching-tip-seven.cfm This article gives key and pointers on how students can achieve college success. It gives student tips on how thinking skills and work habits contribute to student achievement. Students and teachers can optimize success by focusing on critical thinking, note taking and attendance. Haag, S (2005). Helping Students Take Personal Responsibility for Learning. Retrieved on 08/15/2012 from http://www.iched.org/cms/scripts/page.php?site_id=iched&item_id=student_responsibilit y This article gives insight on how students can go about reaching goals that they have set successfully. It gives tips on how students can figure out what helps them learn. Some suggestions are the learning environment like being alone, outside or even a quiet place. Other suggestions are learning the modalities that may help them remember what is being studied. Lastly, it talks about how to develop proper study skills. Hersch , R and Schneider, C.G. (2005) Fostering Personal and Social Responsibility on College and University Campuses. Liberal Education, Summer/Fall 2005 Vol 9 Issue 3 p 6-13, 8p This article talks about what students face while attending college. Peer pressures that faces students. It also reveals how relevant open minded and taking ownership for your...
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