Preparing Students for Testing and Doing Better in School

by Rona F. Flippo

• ISBN13: 9781412953740
• ISBN10: 141295374X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-01-31
• Publisher: Corwin Pr

Summary

"Teachers will want to runa??not walka??to get a copy of this book. Test preparation is an important real-life skill, and this book provides step-by-step guidance to help students learn how to prepare for tests and demonstrate what they know." a??Linda B. Gambrell, Distinguished Professor of Education Clemson University "If you want to help students become test-smart, this is the book for you. Rona Flippo is masterful at making a potentially difficult taska??taking testsa??easy to teach." a??Richard T. Vacca, Professor Emeritus Kent State University "All teachers and parents should read this book! It is one of the best I've read about practical approaches to test taking and studying in the current high-stakes era." a??Rosalie Fink, Professor of Literacy Lesley University Help students master test taking through preparation strategies that lead to academic success! As the stakes on high-profile student tests such as the SAT continue to rise, student preparedness is becoming increasingly important. As a result, helping students do well on tests and succeed in school has become a top priority for teachers. This indispensable guide responds to this need by providing resources to promote content learning and test-taking abilities in middle and secondary school students. This practical text provides charts, checklists, Internet resources, and sample exercises for teachers to use with students, plus a final test covering content from each chapter. Using research-based practices, educators will be able to help students develop Strategies for dealing with test anxiety Effective time management and organizational skills Note-taking and study techniques applicable across content areas Methods for taking essay and objective tests Use these proven tools and strategies to help your students develop the skills and confidence that lead to positive academic experiences.

Table of Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgments

About the Author

How to Use This Book

Note to the Teacher

Note to the Student

Introduction

Doing Better in School

How to Avoid Test Panic Psyching Up

Relaxing Getting in Shape for a Test Staying Calm on Exam Day

Relaxation Techniques Organizing Your Course Content Class

Notes Textbooks and Outside Reading Chapter Summary

How to Develop a Game Plan Master Test Schedule for the Term Planning for Each Test

Test Analysis What to Ask Your Teacher Utilizing Old

Tests Made Available for Student Review Study Schedules for Each Test How Much Time Is Available?

How Good a Grade Do I Need on This Test?

How Much Time Do I Need to Study Adequately?

Planning Test-Study Time Planning for Midterms and Finals Chapter Summary Game Plan Checklist

Preparing for All Tests

Strategies for Test-Study Memorizing Organizing Your Resources Making

Study Notes Topic Cards Lists Outlines Diagrams Condensing

Study Notes Memorization Techniques

Memory Search and Association

Mnemonic Connection Whole Learning Recite and Write Cramming Chapter Summary

Preparing for Essay Questions and Tests

Predicting Questions Short-Answer

Questions Long-Answer, Trace, Questions Long-Answer, Compare and Contrast, Questions Long-Answer, Discuss, Questions Practicing Answers Improving Your Answers With Library Research Chapter Summary

Preparing for Objective Questions and Tests Practicing Multiple-Choice Questions

Practicing Matching Questions

Practicing True-False Question

Practicing Completion Questions

Group Study for Objective Tests

Standardized Tests Chapter Summary

Taking Tests and Doing Better

Getting It Together on Test Day On Your Way In the Test Room Before Starting to Answer Chapter Summary

Taking the Essay Test Budget Your Time Read the Question Carefully Outlining the Answer Writing Out the Answer

The Opening Statement Essay Paragraphs Neatness Reread Your Answers Make a Final Check Chapter Summary

Taking the Objective Test

Test-Taking Steps Budget Your Time Read the Directions Your First Go-Through

Your Second Go-Through Final Check Test-Question Cues Inter-Item Cues

Qualifying and Absolute Words Grammatical

Agreement Use of A and An Singular and Plural Verbs and Nouns Word

Associations and Synonyms

Answering Multiple-Choice Questions

Anticipate the Answer Eliminate

Unlikely Alternatives Use Cues

The Most General Alternative

Two Similar Alternatives

Alternatives With Opposite

Meaning None or All-of-the-Above

Alternatives

The Middle Value

The Length of Alternatives

The Position of Alternatives

Answering Matching Questions

Matching-Question Cues

Mixture of Categories

Position Cues Answering

True-False Questions

Answering Completion

Questions When and How to Guess Chapter Summary A Final Word

References

A Preparing Students Final Test and Answers to Test Prep Exercises

Forms for Test Preparation and Study

Resources for Additional Test Preparation Assistance

Glossary

Index

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