{"id":14946,"date":"2019-09-01T13:56:58","date_gmt":"2019-09-01T18:56:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kaptest.com\/blog\/prep\/?p=14946"},"modified":"2020-09-11T20:41:04","modified_gmt":"2020-09-11T20:41:04","slug":"4-tips-for-effective-pance-studying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpapp.kaptest.com\/study\/pance\/4-tips-for-effective-pance-studying\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Tips for Effective PANCE Studying"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Merely going through the material does not enable you to successfully apply the learned\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">material to test items. Use your time strategically, and systematically work to address what\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">you don\u2019t know, using practice questions to test how well you can apply what you are studying\u00a0<\/span>rather than simply <a title=\"Developing A Study Plan for the PANCE\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kaptest.com\/blog\/prep\/pance\/developing-a-study-plan-for-the-pance\/\">studying<\/a> in isolation from application.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Begin test preparation by scanning lecture notes and then the text. Think about what the lectur<\/span><span class=\"s1\">ers emphasized. Make a list of key study objectives\u2014<a title=\"About the PANCE\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kaptest.com\/blog\/prep\/pance\/about-the-pance\/\">primary topics<\/a>\u2014and aim to know them\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">extremely well, a secondary group of topics and aim to know them pretty well, and a third\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">group and aim to be familiar with but not obsess about if time runs short. Then study your\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">notes and review sections that you highlighted or pulled out of the textbook when you read it\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">initially. After completing your review of a topic on your study objectives list, quiz yourself with\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">questions related to that topic, analyze your mistakes, and review aspects you don\u2019t understand.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">And then move down your list to the next topic. Take a practice test similar in length to the real\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">exam and allow the same amount of time to complete it as you will have on test day. After scor<\/span>ing the practice test, analyze your errors and clarify any still-problematic aspects.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h3    avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first  '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Actively Engage with the Material<\/h3><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Effective studying requires that you stay mentally engaged with the content. But how can you\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">learn to stay engaged? You have to\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">do\u00a0<\/span>something with what you are reading. Here are some methods:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Transform the material by extracting key aspects into a briefer, personally meaningful\u00a0<\/span>version.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Use arrows and boxes to diagram a process. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Stop after reviewing a topic and summarize it out loud.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Do practice questions that relate to what you just read, and clarify any misunder<\/span>standings or forgotten elements by searching your notes or the textbook.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">If you must know features of various viruses, bacteria, or drugs, make flash cards with\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">the name on one side and brief lists of key features on the flip side. Look at the name\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">side of the card, and try to recite the features. Highlight or make a checkmark by fea<\/span><span class=\"s1\">tures you failed to recall. Do card sorts by posing a Task, such as \u201cFind all the bacteria\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">that can cause respiratory infections.\u201d Next, scan the features side of the cards to see if\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">you can accurately recall the names associated with each list of features. Again, make a\u00a0<\/span>mark by the names of those you have trouble with.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Study methods that require you to make judgments about the material, express it in your\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">own words, show linkages between things, or mimic the demands of actual test items are all\u00a0<\/span>effective techniques for actively engaging with the material.<\/p>\n<p><div  style='height:10px' class='hr hr-invisible   avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_icon_box '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<article  class=\"iconbox iconbox_left    avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_heading  \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class=\"iconbox_content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><div class=\"iconbox_icon heading-color\" aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue82a' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'  ><\/div><h3 class='iconbox_content_title  '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Study Tip<\/h3><\/header><div class='iconbox_content_container  '  itemprop=\"text\"  ><p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\">Passive study methods are\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">deceptive in that you tend to\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">assume that you know, when\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">in reality, you merely followed\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">along and recognized the\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">material as familiar. If what\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">you do when you study results\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">in frequent nodding off or\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">mind wandering, then you\u00a0<\/span>need to change your methods.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><br \/>\n<div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h3    avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_icon_box  el_before_av_heading  '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Methods of Remembering<\/h3><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Everyone must deal with the forgetting problem because there is so much to review that\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">whatever you study first is going to fade away to some degree by the time you finish studying\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">everything else. To combat this problem, create a greatly condensed summary of notes that\u00a0<\/span>you can use to refresh your memory during the final weeks or days before the examination.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Tackling practice questions on a regular basis that cover\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">all\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">previously reviewed material\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">is\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">another tried and true method of keeping material fresh in memory. If you don\u2019t address the\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">forgetting issue, your performance will reflect how recently you studied each area, with earlier\u00a0<\/span>topics yielding a lower performance than the topics you studied closer to test day.<\/p>\n<div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h3    avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_heading  '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Practice What You Learn<\/h3><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">If you are serious about doing well on the PANCE (and future examinations), adopt the\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">\u201cquestions all along\u201d approach, that is, use practice questions regularly to determine what\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">you know versus what you need to work on. Saving the use of practice questions to the very\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">end (or even worse, never doing any at all) is analogous to preparing to run in a marathon by\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">reading about marathon running, perhaps watching people running marathons, talking with\u00a0<\/span>your friends about how you plan to run, but never actually hitting the pavement.<\/p>\n<div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h3    avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_heading  avia-builder-el-last  '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Knowing When You\u2019re Ready<\/h3><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">The final aspect of a solid study plan is determining if you are <a title=\"5 Tips for PANCE Test Day\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kaptest.com\/blog\/prep\/pance\/5-tips-for-pance-test-day\/\">test-ready<\/a>. The most reliable\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">way to do this is to take a practice test that is as similar as possible to the testing conditions\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">you will face on test day. This means that if the items are all mixed together, then your simu<\/span><span class=\"s1\">lation test should also mix up the items among subjects. If you have 5 hours to complete\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">300 items on test day, then your simulation test should also be taken at that same pace. And,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">obviously, the items in the simulation must be as similar as possible to those you will see on\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">test day (how you do on the simulation will be a reliable indicator of how you might score\u00a0<\/span>on the actual examination).<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">As mentioned before, you should take this \u201creadiness\u201d simulation exam earlier than the last\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">day or two before your test date, so that you will have time to analyze your <a title=\"Common PANCE Errors\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kaptest.com\/blog\/prep\/pance\/common-pance-errors\/\">errors<\/a> and clarify\u00a0<\/span>any misunderstandings or forgotten elements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Merely going through the material does not enable you to successfully apply the learned\u00a0material to test items. Use your time strategically, and systematically work to address what\u00a0you don\u2019t know, using practice questions to test how well you can apply what you are studying\u00a0rather than simply studying in isolation from application. 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