Read the following case studies that accompany Essential Study Skills, 5e, Chapter 6. These case studies appear only online; they are not available in your textbook. Type your response to each case study. After you complete this exercise, you can either PRINT your responses or EMAIL them to your instructor.

Melanie gets very worked up the night before a test. She is a total wreck by the time she gets to school. Her stomach is upset, her hands sweat, and she feels like she's in a total state of panic. The night before her most recent test, she tried relaxing by watching a movie. She also tried getting to bed early and talking to a friend. But nothing seemed to help and she was exhausted before she even had to take the test. What test taking strategies could Melanie use the night before a tst in order to reduce or eliminate her test anxiety?



Robert gets nervous before the first test in a class. He says he doesn't know whether he is studying the right information. He also has no idea what kinds of questions will be used or what this teacher's test will even look like. He is so afraid of not studying the right information that he ends up spending incredible amounts of time studying everything. He just doesn't know what to expect. What strategies could Robert use to enter tests with a higher confidence that he studied the right information?



Beth is determined to do well on her final exams, so she decides to make a five-day study plan. She lists all the chapters, topics and materials that need to be reviewed. She divides the list into five parts. Each day she creates goals to review one of the five parts. She reviews by rereading the chapters and her notes twice. She will reread a third time if there's time available. She recites all the information in complete sentences and in her own words. Beth has a good beginning for a five-day study plan, but she is missing some of the key techniques to make this successful. What adjustments could she make to this plan to make it more effective and efficient?