1. Teaching Test-Taking Skills
By: Guinevere Durham

2. Three factors in how you do on a test
1. Knowledge of the materials
2. Test anxiety
3. Test “wiseness”

3. WATCH Watch the signs, particularly in math
Allow enough time, pace yourself
Two directions, read over twice
Check key words
Hop over what you don’t know

4. The 5 types of test Multiple Choice Alternative response Matching
Completion
Essay

5. Seven key definitions 1. Key- the correct answer in multiple choice
2. Options- possible choices for an answer in multiple choice
3. Response- Examinee’s choice for an answer
4. Stem- the question
5. Stimulus- material students reacts to best answer
6. Distracter- incorrect answer
7. Foil- incorrect answer

6. Understanding the test itself?
1. What kind of test is it?
2. Why is the test being given?
3. What type of items are on the test?
4. What will the grade be used for?
5. Who will get the results?

7. Strategy for Multiple Choice
1. To narrow the choices to two and then guess.
2. Eliminate all the answers that you know are definitely wrong.

8. When guessing, ask?
Is the answer written in the same terms as the question?
Does the response answer what the question is asking for?
Is the response mentioned in the story?
Does the response satisfy the key words in the question?

9. When using key words Identify the key words or phrases
Match the key words of phases to the answer choices
Then select the correct answer

10. FOCUS Find the key words Omit wrong answers
Change directions- work backwards
Use guessing clues
Select and marks the answer

11. Pacing tricks
Scan the test before beginning to see if there are any easy problems
Skip the hard questions for the end
Use skills learned in guessing to help answer difficult questions
Use skills with working backward to help answer questions
Double check the answer bubbled

12. Comprehension Strategy
Read the question first.
Read the passage twice
Read the questions and identify key words
Use guessing strategies

13. Quote
Students need to be taught that test are just one tool in assessing their achievement or mastery of a subject. Test are to be respected, not feared.

14. Bibliography
Durham, Guinevere. (2007). Teaching Test-Taking Skills. Lanham, Maryland. The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group.

15. Yes you can clap now!!!