ECEG 470/670
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Advice Regarding Exam Preparation and Anxiety Management

The resources listed below have been prepared by professional counselors and educators and comprise a rich and proven collection of advice for managing test anxiety and improving study skills in general. You should also consider consulting Bucknell’s Counseling & Student Development Center (570-577-1604).

• Bucknell TLC Resources (select the "View in myBucknellWeb" link)
• "How Can You Reduce Test Anxiety?" (Kansas State U. Counseling Services)
• Relaxation Skills to Reduce Anxiety (U. of Michigan Medical School)
• Various Handouts on Study Skills, Including Managing Test Anxiety (Western U., London, Ontario Learning Development & Success Office)
• Richard Felder's Test Preparation Checklist

The following advice is from the Bucknell Teaching and Learning Center:

Anxiety can be managed in a lot of ways, but two important strategies are calming and controlling.

BEFORE an anxiety event:

• Plan ahead to give yourself enough time to feel prepared (control)
• Have a plan with specific goals/tasks you can check off (control)
• Take mental & physical breaks as you work ahead of time (calm)
• Write about your anxieties ahead of time to help let them go (control)
• Walk or be outside in nature briefly before the event (calm)

DURING a test or other anxiety event:

• Survey/preview the entire thing to know what's coming (control)
• Try looking up and to the left to trigger memory if blanking (control)
• Mentally make a strategic plan to maximize time/points/effort (control)
• Take deep breaths with closed eyes between problems or sections (calm)