Preparing students for testing and doing better in school. (2008)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Rona F. Flippo ; foreword by P. David Pearson.
• Other Names: Flippo, Rona F
• Contents: 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; Preparing Mentally and Physically; Organizing Your Course Content; Chapter Summary; 2. How to Develop a Game Plan; Master Test Schedule for the Term; Planning for Each Test; Test Analysis; Study Schedules for Each Test; Planning Test-Study Time; Game Plan Checklist; Chapter Summary; Part II. Preparing for All Tests; 3. Strategies for Test-Study; Memorizing; Organizing Resources; Making Study Notes; Condensing Study Notes; Memorization Techniques; Chapter Summary; 4. Preparing for Essay Questions and Tests; Predicting Questions; Short-Answer Questions; Long-Answe "Trace" Questions; Long-Answer "Compare and Contrast" Questions; Long-Answer "Discuss" Questions; Practicing Answers; Improving Answers With Library Research; Chapter Summary; 5. 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; Part III. Taking Tests and Doing Better; 6. Getting It Together on Test Day; On the Way; In the Test Room; Before Starting to Answer; Chapter Summary; 7. Taking the Essay Test; Budgeting Time; Reading the Question Carefully; Outlining the Answer; Writing Out the Answer; Re-Reading Answers; Making a Final Check; Chapter Summary; 8. Taking the Objective Test; Test-Taking Steps; Test Question Cues; Answering Multiple-Choice Questions; Answering Matching Questions; Answering True/False Questions; Answering Completion Questions; When and How to Guess; Chapter Summary; A Final Word; 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;
• Publisher Details: Thousand Oaks : Corwin
• Publication Date: 2008
• Extent: 1 online resource (200 pages)
• Subjects: 371.26; Test-taking skills; Examinations -- Study guides
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781452294964; 1452294968
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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