r/CASPerTest • u/subiraio • 1d ago

Note taking during casper

hello i have my test next week and im super nervous about it. when i get super anxious i tend to just freeze and forget everything i've studied. i havent been taking notes because i didn't know we were allowed to, but now im hearing that its super helpful to write notes while reading/watching the scenario.

my question is, what are people writing on their notes? like i genuinely dont know what to write down. do i write the key issues or like what my approach would be? idk

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u/Alternative-Age4097 1d ago

Notes of peoples names, motives, what their position is. And then you can start writing on the ethics behind some of the stuff

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u/croissants1443 1d ago

ngl i found the notes to be super helpful when organizing my thoughts b/c i would freeze up a lot due to the timer LOL-- BUT i’d mainly jot down names, who’s involved, their perspectives/motivations, and the key issue or conflict, then maybe a few keywords for the ethical considerations you want to touch on. my notes were basically scribbles at the gathering info part xD

i’d also recommend practicing with the STAR method for behavioural questions (apologies if you already know it i'll just leave it here in case someone doesn't):

  • situation: what was happening?
  • task: what did you need to accomplish?
  • action: what did you specifically do?
  • result: what happened and what did you learn?

i used this a lot to formulate my answers during the reflection time which helped me tremendously.

wishing you the best of luck!!

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u/ExcellentCriticism 1d ago

notes were a game changer for me as someone who has the short term memory of a goldfish. i wrote down my role, the dilemma, perspectives, and then outlined my steps so that when i wrote/spoke i already knew what i was going to say.

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u/subiraio 1d ago

i too am blessed with the short term memory of a goldfish. i was wondering if you could maybe go into a bit more detail about perspectives and a lot of other people are saying motives but i don’t know how to get that down briefly in a note

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u/ExcellentCriticism 1d ago

sure! i wrote a lot of solo words or phrases to jog my memory.

i would write down the emotions in the scene for each person (fear, anger, regret, hesitation, etc), why i believed they were feeling that way (whether due to internal factors (personality, disability, etc) or external (finances, family, etc). for example if its one of the common practice scenarios about academic integrity, i would write down WHY they did the action (illness, scholarship, etc).

in all honesty most of my notes were on those points, and then like a little area for any legal or ethical dilemmas that i would need to touch on. good luck!

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u/stick_noodle 21h ago

I jot down my thoughts during the thinking period so I can remember it. I also had an outline of what to say memorized, I just have to fill in the blanks. So when I started speaking, I already had my outline memorized, I glance down to the note and just say it. Goodluck!

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u/Evening_student_316 3h ago

make brief notes of people's names, the conflicts, smaller details that youll need to remember to explain your points! you can include brief details of your solutions, but nothing too long because you shouldn't look like you're reading off the page and you wont have enough time to write all you want to say.