Study Strategies for

Online Tests
Joan T Mueller
Rasmussen College
Objectives and Goals
 Review lesson objectives
 Review text chapter objectives
 Create goals
 Link goals to key terms
Chapter Readings
 Convert text into your own words
 Create pictures in your mind
 Highlight words and terms in paragraphs
with color
 Focus on figures, charts, and diagrams
 Connect titles to concepts - draw shapes
around them to highlight
 Outline based on key terms and concepts
Role of Lessons
 Identify similar concepts in chapter text
 Identify concepts and terms not in chapter
 Focus on key ideas and terms
 Connect objectives to chapter text
 Outline instead of memorizing
Chapter Highlights
 Case Studies
 Real life examples and experiences
 Projects and application to workplace
 Questions
 Summaries
Retention Tips
 Read notes aloud
 Discuss pertinent aspects with family,
friends, and/or other learners
 Make an audio recording and listen while
performing tasks or exercising
 Make a diagram, map, or chart of the
material
 Create flashcards and enlist others to quiz
you
 Put the terms to song or create an acronym