GED Teacher Test Preparation & Study Skills Development 2

Question 1

Which study strategy has the MOST research support for improving long-term retention?

Accepted Answer

Spaced practice (spreading studying over multiple sessions over time)

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Highlighting and rereading notes multiple times

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Massed practice (cramming all studying into one long session)

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Listening to music while studying to improve focus

Question 2

Retrieval practice (self-testing) is effective as a study strategy because it:

Accepted Answer

Strengthens memory through the act of actively recalling information from memory

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Helps students feel comfortable with familiar material

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Reduces anxiety by making all information available during practice

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Focuses students on rereading important sections of their notes

Question 3

A student reads a chapter and immediately writes a summary without looking at the text. This study technique is called:

Accepted Answer

Free recall / the blank page technique

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Annotation

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Elaborative interrogation

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Concept mapping

Question 4

Teaching students to break long-term projects into smaller tasks with intermediate deadlines develops which skill?

Accepted Answer

Self-regulation and time management

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Memorization strategies

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Vocabulary acquisition

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Test anxiety reduction

Question 5

Which note-taking method has research support for improving comprehension and retention by organizing notes into questions, key ideas, and summaries?

Accepted Answer

Cornell Notes

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Copy-verbatim note-taking

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Stream-of-consciousness journaling

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Highlighting the textbook

Question 6

Which approach to teaching test-taking strategies is MOST effective?

Accepted Answer

Embedding content review with explicit practice on question types, time management, and eliminating wrong answers

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Teaching 'tricks' to guess on tests without understanding content

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Preparing students only with timed practice tests without strategy instruction

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Focusing only on memorizing all possible test content