test-taking
Free response questions on AP calc exams
A lot of students report that the multiple choice part of the AP Calc exam went fine, whether AB or BC, but the free response section… “I did know all the topics inside and out Read more…
psychology research
Test-taking tip: get back into your body
Are you someone who knows the material but just gets freaked out on exams? Or someone who starts second-guessing his answers, then erases everything he’s written and writes something else that turns out to be Read more…
math writing
I have to write in math?
“You mean I have to write stuff in this class?!” Something I hear all the time in my math classes! Take it from a college professor — YES, you need to write in my math Read more…
psychology research
Cheat sheets aren’t cheating
…but I still try not to call them that in class! In a lot of my college classes I allow note sheets on tests, but not for the reasons you think. Just one piece of paper, or Read more…
test-taking
Test-taking techniques
You may never have thought about the following in connection with math classes: Math is like marathon training: you can’t not run, not run, not run, run 50 miles on Friday, and then smash that Read more…