Show I From The Women's Center Center Build Confidence For Tests Taking tests is not just part of formal formal formal for for- mal education Tests are part of our modern-day modern life To obtain a drivers driver's license you must take a test To apply for a civil service job you must take a test When you are interviewed for a ajob ajob ajob job you are taking an oral examina examina- tion When you fill out vocabulary quizzes in popular magazines you are taking tests When you complete one of the many self assessment in popular magazines and newspapers such as What is your making love-making quotient or What type of leader are you you are taking an examination All adults face many examinations as they live their lives Those who run for office say for a position on the school board are examined through forums interviews speeches and the like Persons who are involved in helping to solve community problems face many examinations even though these situations are not called nations They are questioned examined examined examined exam exam- ined about the problem they are trying trying trying try try- ing to solve and the solutions they are suggesting These types of examinations which all of efface face constantly are much more subtle and in most cases have much more reaching far-reaching effects than an examination taken as part of a college course What we must do then is to realize that examinations are part of life for they are without question Then we must put the examinations we face f ace as part of a course into perspective along with all th the other examinations we have faced and will face in life As we reflect on how we have ave handled other examination situations usually quite successfully we can face a course examination with considerable ble confidence On the practical side an occasional complaint from both more traditional students and returning adult students |