TEST ANALYSIS CHART

PRINT OUT THE CHART SHOW BELOW.   LOOK AT EACH ERROR YOU MADE ON THE TEST.  CHECK THE REASON WHY YOU MADE THE ERROR.

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Testing Techniques: consider such problems as not following

                       test directions, careless errors, changing

                       right answers to wrong ones, not enough

                       time

Planning for Test: didn't study, not enough time spent

                      studying, missed classes, didn't complete

                      reading assignments for test

Understanding Information:  misinterpreted question, didn't

                                understand question, couldn't

                                understand vocabulary, difficulty

                                in applying information, not in

                                notes, studied wrong information

Remembering Information: studied but just forgot, didn't

                            use memory techniques, felt panicky

                            and memory blurred, test anxiety

                            prevented good testing situation,

                            distractions while testing

Other Problems:   English grammar, punctuation, spelling

                  miscalculations in math, transposing numbers

                  right answer on scrap paper but wrong answer

                  on answer sheet, poor background knowledge

                  for this class

                             

 

 

CHART

 

Course___________________Exam:_____Date:_____Grade:_____

Place a check mark for the number of the item which was incorrect.  Then decide what the problem area is for that response.  Summarize the errors at the end.

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TOTALS          

Highest Error Category:___________________________________

Next Highest Error Category:______________________________

 

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