Motivation and Learning Strategies for College Success : A Self-management Approach

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3. Conduct an Error Analysis on an Exam

Select an exam you recently took and use the criteria presented in the

chapter for conducting an error analysis for objective and essay ques-

tions. Use the format in the following chart to categorize your errors,

write a brief analysis of the data you collected, explain what you

learned from the analysis, and describe what steps you can take to

improve your exam performance. The actual number of rows in your

chart will depend on the number of questions missed on your exam.

Question missed Type of item

(higher or

lower level)

Topic or Chapter Error source

(textbook or

lecture)

4. Practice Writing Responses to Essay Questions

Use the information presented in this chapter to generate and

answer essay questions in this course. Select a partner and together

write an essay question that could be asked on an exam. Next,

write your response to the question independently using the fol-

lowing criteria: Begin with an introductory paragraph, state your

first main idea and back it up with supporting details or examples,

go to the next main idea and do the same, add transitional words,