when i'm working in science, i do well. but when it comes to tests i dont do well? why is that?

Answer 1

you are building pressure when you take the test! i do that a lot. a home i ace through homework (lets say integers) on a test i get like a 50... weird huh? pressure kills...

Answer 2

When I do homework I try to study the problem almost as if Im studying for a test. I will read the section that deals with the problem, study the relevant equations, then try the problem on my own without looking at the book. If i get stuck then I go back to the book for help.
So by the time I really have to study for the exam I already have some of the equations memorized, and the method of execution understood.
What also helps me Is getting into a routine when doing a problem. I try to have specific steps to solving the problem, this way when i see it on the exam I already know what steps to take.

Answer 3

Hey i have the same problem but hey i it because every time you work just by our self or something you know you can take your time and do it right! But when you are taking a test you think you are being rushed and you think that every question you answered is wrong all you have to do in like practice taking tests at home and time yourself you will soon get better at taking tests! But if you are not that kinda person then just think it is cool i can do this !!

Answer 4

You might have test anxiety, or a brain that can figure out complex problems in experiments, but has a hard time memorizing facts. Try studying more interactively. How would you go about doing that? I don't know, I'm a visual learner, but I do suggest you look up kinesthetic learners on the web if that is what you are.

Answer 5

The tests are not on what you know. They are on how much you have learned in a prescribed area of science. So read the text book not yahoo answers

Answer 6

Performing experiments well in class is one thing, but if you don't read the books, do the homework, memorize the items that the teacher/professor stresses during lectures, then you won't do well on the test.

Science is more than just performing experiments -- it is also doing the book work before and after the experiment and for that you need to know the background, formulas, theories, etc.

Answer 7

you are one of those people that "learns by doing".... you don't learn from books very well. You gain knowledge from hands-on experiences, visual and sensory learning. Applying your knowledge to a test is something foreign and difficult -- perhaps it's a part of your brain that you need to develop. After all (and it's really not fair), success in traditional schools depend on your doing well on pencil-and-paper tests and putting your ideas and analysis in writing. Don't get down on yourself and lose self-esteem or put pressure on yourself -- it'll only get worse. Remember you just think differently. I am reminded of Thomas Edison, who his teacher called "addled" because he did poorly in school, yet was a brilliant experimentalist. The same could be said of Albert Einstein. He was more of a visual thinker -- as witnessed by his exposition of the Theory of Relativity. Good luck!

Answer 8

test anxiety. I had that. when you going to take a test in science, don't just study for science, but also how to take a "test".

Answer 9

Because you learn by doing. There are different methods in/of learning and retaining that information. Because of your advanced level of processing information when taking the test try to visualize what the question ask and what you would do in that situation. In Short--See yourself doing it.

Answer 10

you get nervous, it happens to everyone. relax before you take a test, study up to two weeks before, just looking at notes in between classes and such. good luck. :)