This was by far the most successful I have been when taking an ATI quiz. I based on my scores from the previous pharm exams, this was reassuring to see such an improvement. I really think that these ATI tests and the remediations are helpful and have taught me a lot. I was a little skeptical that this process actually worked and more viewed it as being kind of a time-waster. Once I started seeing improvement and learning different test-taking strategies, I starting taking these exams a little more seriously. For this exam in particular I did it about a week before it was due because I had the time and knew that I could take the time and do it right. I believe that being in the right mindset when taking an exam is so helpful in your ability to perform well on that exam. For example, when taking an exam for a class, you have about a week that you are preparing for this exam and the content. With ATI, the thing I have been struggling with is not treating it like an exam or study tool but more so as an assignment. Now that I have been going into it as more of a study tool I have been seeing an improvement in my test-taking both in ATI as well as class. Being able to read questions and eliminate answers and use reasoning and nursing knowledge to get to the correct answer without totally understanding the content. Overall I have found these ATI practice tests to be helpful and can see that they will be a helpful study tool for NCLEX.
Julia, I appreciate your candor! I’m glad you now see the value of the practice assessments and remediations.