"Test Taking Skills" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Skills and strategies, unrelated to the traits a test is intended to measure, that may increase test takers' scores -- may include the effects of coaching or experience in taking tests. (ERIC Thesaurus)
| Descriptor ID |
D058013
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I02.399.890
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| Concept/Terms |
Test Taking Skills- Test Taking Skills
- Skill, Test Taking
- Test Taking Skill
- Test Wiseness
- Wiseness, Test
- Test-Taking
- Test Taking
- Test-Takings
- Test Taking Strategies
- Strategies, Test Taking
- Strategy, Test Taking
- Test Taking Strategy
Test Preparation- Test Preparation
- Preparation, Test
- Preparations, Test
- Test Preparations
Study Skills- Study Skills
- Skill, Study
- Skills, Study
- Study Skill
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Test Taking Skills" by people in Profiles.
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American Board of Medical Specialties Board Examination Lactation Accommodation Policies. JAMA Intern Med. 2021 10 01; 181(10):1397-1399.
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Identifying and Supporting Students to Prevent USMLE Step 1 Failures When Testing Follows Clerkships: Insights From 9 Schools. Acad Med. 2020 09; 95(9):1338-1345.
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Teaching to the Test: Risks and Benefits. J Am Coll Radiol. 2019 Jun; 16(6):866-868.
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Study Behaviors and USMLE Step 1 Performance: Implications of a Student Self-Directed Parallel Curriculum. Acad Med. 2017 11; 92(11S Association of American Medical Colleges Learn Serve Lead: Proceedings of the 56th Annual Research in Medical Education Sessions):S67-S74.
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Elevating the behavioral and social sciences in premedical training: MCAT2015. Acad Psychiatry. 2015 Apr; 39(2):127-31.
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Retrieval practice as a means of primary learning: Socrates had the right idea. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2011; 23(2):89-90.