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Preparing Students for Testing and Doing Better in School
- Rona F. Flippo - University of Massachusetts, Boston, USA
Foreword by P. David Pearson
April 2008 | 200 pages | Corwin
This resource provides teachers with interactive techniques and research-based practices to assist students in learning what they need to succeed in classroom tests as well as the high profile assessments such as the SATs. The book covers preparation for test-taking (anxiety and study skills) as well as strategies for taking essay tests and objective tests. The author includes sample exercises and a final test covering content from each chapter that teachers can use with students.
Foreword by P. David Pearson
Acknowledgments
About the Author
How to Use This Book
Note to the Teacher
Note to the Student
Introduction
Part I. Doing Better in School
1. How to Avoid Test Panic
2. How to Develop a Game Plan
3. Strategies for Test-Study
4. Preparing for Essay Questions and Tests
5. Preparing for Objective Questions and Tests
Part III. Taking Tests and Doing Better
6. Getting It Together on Test Day
7. Taking the Essay Test
8. Taking the Objective Test
Resources
Appendix A: A Preparing Students Final Test, Answers to Test Prep Exercises, and Answers to Final Test
Appendix B: Forms for Test Preparation and Study
Appendix C: Resources for Additional Test Preparation Assistance
Appendix D: Glossary
References
Index