IT’S TEST SEASON! 🍀 here’s a lucky clover for you~~ :)

As you prepare for what you have been working for the entire year, here are some suggestions for what you could do to prepare! If you have your own plan, I HIGHLY SUGGEST you stick with that! This is only here if you are lost on how to prepare.

1. Go over every unit (DUH)… but there’s a twist

Of course, go over everything! The twist: while you are studying everything, give yourself random pop quizzes or skip to random units. As you learned in psych, the best long-term memorization comes from when you randomly go over things over random periods of time (Psst! this thought is from Unit 4’s classical conditioning, GO REVIEW IT NOW!). Always randomly quiz yourself about different things at the most random times. This will help you memorize the terms better!

If you just read that and thought, “but what do I do when going over every unit?!”, here is what you can do:

• go over your past unit tests and go over what you got wrong

• review your notes (only lightly is fine)

• test your memorization using flashcards (either ones you made or ones you were given)

• take practice unit tests (search up PDFs, go on Albert.io, use Quizlet)

2. Have SOMEONE test you. Don’t test yourself.

If you are testing yourself with flashcards, notes, etc, the chances are, you are going to accidentally get a sneak peek of the answer before you see the question. This quick peek can easily let you answer the question and help you “cheat”. To avoid this, getting someone else to quiz you is most efficient. Don’t have anyone? Ask around or ask a teacher. You can also use Quizlet flashcards you are less likely to accidentally see the answer when it’s a virtual card.

3. Get sleep the night before your test

I don’t want to be that mom who says this, but it’s really important that you sleep well the night before your test. Instead of pulling that all-nighter, study hard during the day over the weeks leading up to your test (Psst! Did you think about the spacing effect when reading this? Go review the unit). If you do this, you will feel prepared enough to be able to get solid sleep before your exam. Remember: if you need to pull an all-nighter, that means you aren’t prepared (sorry this was harsh, the Gordon Ramsey in me took over)