Preparing for an Exam: A Study Game Plan

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Prior to a scheduled exam, student prepare a study game plan. They describe how they would normally study for an exam in this course. Then they select two research-based study strategies, not regularly used, and agree to try them out as they prepare for the exam. (See the Resources section below for references to lists of strategies students might choose from.) They log their actual exam preparation activities. When they know their exam score, they assess the effectiveness of their study plan and implementation of it.

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