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The Test Taking Strategy

The Test Taking Strategy. How do your students approach tests?. Let’s Take A Test!. What strategies did you use?. Good test takers. Attend to important parts of the test. Prioritize Search for clues. Make educated guesses. Use positive self-talk. Use time wisely. Pretest and Make

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The Test Taking Strategy

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  1. The Test Taking Strategy

  2. How do your students approach tests?

  3. Let’sTakeATest!

  4. What strategies did you use?

  5. Good test takers • Attend to important parts of the test. • Prioritize • Search for clues. • Make educated guesses. • Use positive self-talk. • Use time wisely.

  6. Pretest and Make Commitments Page 12 in your manual

  7. DESCRIBE Page 16 in your manual

  8. Test Taking Before starting the test • P sych up / Prepare to succeed. • I nspect the instructions. • R ead, Remember, Reduce • A nswer or Abandon • T urn Back • E stimate • S urvey During the test After finishing the test

  9. SIM helps students become…

  10. Test Taking PIRATES

  11. Taking a test is like being a PIRATE… • Pirates go for the gold! • Pirates use all the necessary tools to get the treasure. • Pirates have a plan that will lead to the treasure.

  12. P = Prepare to Succeed • Put your name and PIRATES on your paper. • Allocate time and order to sections. • Say affirmations. • Start within 2 minutes.

  13. I = Inspect the Instructions • R ead instructions carefully. • U nderline what to do and where to respond. • N otice special requirements.

  14. R =READ, REMEMBER, REDUCE • Read the whole question. • Try to remember what you studied. • If there are choices, reduce the # of choices by marking out the ones that are definitely incorrect.

  15. A = ANSWER or ABANDON • If you remember the answer… then answer the question. • If you don’t know the answer…abandon the question. Mark it so you can return to it later.

  16. T = Turn Back • Go back to the abandoned questions and answer them. • You may remember the answers by now, or you may have found clues in the test.

  17. E = Estimate • A void absolutes. • C hoose the longest or the most detailed answer. • E liminate similar choices.

  18. S = Survey • Look over the test to see if you answered all the questions. • Make sure you answered questions in the right way. • Change an answer only if you are sure!

  19. Test Taking StrategyMnemonic Devices • PIRATES • PASS (P Step - Prepare to Succeed) • RUN (I Step - Inspect Instructions) • ACE (E Step - Estimate) If you PASS and RUN, you’ll score more points and ACE the test.

  20. MODEL Page 39 in your manual

  21. I – 15 Min. Pam Leitzell PIRATES

  22. II – 10 minutes

  23. I – 15 Min. Pam Leitzell PIRATES III – 10 minutes

  24. IV – 15 minutes II – 10 minutes V – 10 minutes

  25. I – 15 Min. Pam Leitzell PIRATES III – 10 minutes

  26. IV – 15 minutes II – 10 minutes V – 10 minutes

  27. Verbal Practice Page 47 in your manual

  28. Controlled Practice • Teacher controls the practice • Provide elaborative feedback Page 54 in your manual

  29. ADVANCED PRACTICE • Students practice on tests from their general courses. • Students begin to build confidence Page 63 in your manual

  30. GENERALIZATION Orientation - Awareness Activation - Use strategy in varying situations Adaptation - Thinking about the thinking Maintenance - spot checks Page 63 in your manual

  31. Scoring (Page 89) • Scores are received for: • General test taking skills (Possible 8 pts.) • Following instructions (Possible 10 pts.) • Test items (Possible 54 pts.)

  32. Help Students Raise Test Scores Test Taking Strategy + Effort = Success

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