Essential Skills Manual - Automotive Service Technician

ESSENTIAL SKILLS TECHNICAL READING

GUIDELINES

Automotive Service Technician

NOC 7321

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NOC 7321

TR4 Improve Examination Performance

Upon completion of this objective, learners will be able to:

4.1 identify barriers to successful examination performance
4.2 identify strategies to improve examination performance
ƒ identify ways to prepare for exams
ƒ identify test-taking strategies
ƒ identify strategies to reduce test anxiety
4.3 implement strategies to improve examination performance

Note: Learners preparing for the Interprovincial Red Seal exam should review the
National Occupational Analysis for Automotive Service Technicians.

Suggested Strategies and Activities:

ƒ Analyze past tests
ƒ Provide opportunity to complete practice questions
ƒ Provide information on testing locations and procedures for your province
ƒ Refer to Appendices in NOA for Block and Task Weighting
ƒ Discuss test-taking strategies
ƒ Discuss strategies to reduce test anxiety
ƒ Discuss steps in test preparation

Non-contextualized Resources:

ƒ Shape Up Your Reading
ƒ Final Exams: Preparing for Success
ƒ Study Smarter, Not Harder
ƒ National Electrical Trade Council (NETCO) Instructor’s Guide: Test-Taking
Strategies for Interprovincial Red Seal Exams (Generic Version)
ƒ Tools for the Trade: A Guide to Success in Apprenticeship

Technical Resources:

ƒ All Individual Learning Modules (Self Tests)
ƒ Automotive Technology: A Systems Approach, 4 th Edition (with CD ROM)
ƒ Auto Fundamentals
ƒ Automotive Technology: Principles, Diagnosis, and Service, Canadian Edition
ƒ National Occupational Analysis for Automotive Service Technician