| TESTS
IN HIGH SCHOOL.... |
TESTS
IN COLLEGE.... |
| Testing
is frequent and covers small amounts of material. |
Testing
is usually infrequent and may be cumulative, covering large
amounts of material. You, not the instructor, need to organize
the material to prepare for the test. A particular course may
have only 2 or 3 tests in a semester. |
| Makeup
tests are often available. |
Makeup
tests are seldom an option; if they are, you need to request
them. |
| Teachers
frequently rearrange test dates to avoid conflict with school
events. |
Instructors
in different courses usually schedule tests without regard to
the demands of other courses or outside activities. |
| Teachers
frequently conduct review sessions, pointing out the most important
concepts. |
Professors
rarely offer review sessions, and when they do, they expect
you to be an active participant, one who comes prepared with
questions. |
| Mastery
is usually seen as the ability to reproduce what you were taught
in the form in which it was presented to you, or to solve the
kinds of problems you were shown how to solve. |
Mastery
is often seen as the ability to apply what you've learned to
real situations or to solve new kinds of problems. |
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