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Page 1: Test Anxiety Revisited: Can you help me now?. Fauquier County Public Schools Mary K. Wills Division Director of Testing Deb Anderson Testing Program Specialist

Test Anxiety Revisited: Can you help me now?

Page 2: Test Anxiety Revisited: Can you help me now?. Fauquier County Public Schools Mary K. Wills Division Director of Testing Deb Anderson Testing Program Specialist

Fauquier County Public Schools

Mary K. Wills

Division Director of Testing

Deb Anderson

Testing Program Specialist

Page 3: Test Anxiety Revisited: Can you help me now?. Fauquier County Public Schools Mary K. Wills Division Director of Testing Deb Anderson Testing Program Specialist

Take a deep breath. Count to three. Exhale. Take a deep breath. Count to 4. Exhale.

RELAX

Page 4: Test Anxiety Revisited: Can you help me now?. Fauquier County Public Schools Mary K. Wills Division Director of Testing Deb Anderson Testing Program Specialist

Anxiety Travels

Heartbeats transfer anxiety Other Causes

Too may changes Too much talk about a test

Page 5: Test Anxiety Revisited: Can you help me now?. Fauquier County Public Schools Mary K. Wills Division Director of Testing Deb Anderson Testing Program Specialist

SimulationsPractice and Reflect

TEACHER BEHAVIOR

STUDENT BEHAVIOR

Page 6: Test Anxiety Revisited: Can you help me now?. Fauquier County Public Schools Mary K. Wills Division Director of Testing Deb Anderson Testing Program Specialist

SimulationsPractice and Reflect

QUESTION FORMAT

ANSWER RESPONSES

MATERIALS TEST RELATED

TEST SETTING

Page 7: Test Anxiety Revisited: Can you help me now?. Fauquier County Public Schools Mary K. Wills Division Director of Testing Deb Anderson Testing Program Specialist

SimulationsPractice and Reflect

ANSWERING STUDENT QUESTIONS

MONITORING DURING TESTING

USE ACCOMMODATIONS WHEN APPLICABLE

Page 8: Test Anxiety Revisited: Can you help me now?. Fauquier County Public Schools Mary K. Wills Division Director of Testing Deb Anderson Testing Program Specialist

SimulationsPractice and Reflect

WAIT TIME OVER TIME PROCTORS ANSWER DOCUMENTS TEST NAV TRANSMITTING SECURE

MATERIALS

Page 9: Test Anxiety Revisited: Can you help me now?. Fauquier County Public Schools Mary K. Wills Division Director of Testing Deb Anderson Testing Program Specialist

Teacher needs to . . .

Predict areas that will cause trouble Plan for support for these areas Practice ways to empower learners

to be successful Reflect Discuss Practice

Page 10: Test Anxiety Revisited: Can you help me now?. Fauquier County Public Schools Mary K. Wills Division Director of Testing Deb Anderson Testing Program Specialist

Review Using Simulations

Weekly Review an Environmental Issue Reflect and Discuss Review a Skill or Concept Reflect and Discuss

Page 11: Test Anxiety Revisited: Can you help me now?. Fauquier County Public Schools Mary K. Wills Division Director of Testing Deb Anderson Testing Program Specialist

Environmental Issues

Teacher Behaviors – Examiner’s Role

Student Behaviors – Test Taker’s Role

Testing Lab or Classroom Islands

Page 12: Test Anxiety Revisited: Can you help me now?. Fauquier County Public Schools Mary K. Wills Division Director of Testing Deb Anderson Testing Program Specialist

Teacher is an Examiner

Reads directions Monitors students before testing Does not offer prompts or clues-they

are quiet Monitors students during testing Walks around Talks to the group

Page 13: Test Anxiety Revisited: Can you help me now?. Fauquier County Public Schools Mary K. Wills Division Director of Testing Deb Anderson Testing Program Specialist

Celebrations of Learning

Students are independent workers They prompt themselves They preview charts and texts They solve problems and check

solutions They work each question form the top

down

Page 14: Test Anxiety Revisited: Can you help me now?. Fauquier County Public Schools Mary K. Wills Division Director of Testing Deb Anderson Testing Program Specialist

Give Yourself Positive Messages

I will do the best I can.

I am capable of doing well.

I know the material. I can do it. I am prepared. I am successful. I am smart (personal

message)

Page 15: Test Anxiety Revisited: Can you help me now?. Fauquier County Public Schools Mary K. Wills Division Director of Testing Deb Anderson Testing Program Specialist

Read and Listen to the Directions with an Open Mind

Block out other thoughts.

Concentrate on voice or words.

Page 16: Test Anxiety Revisited: Can you help me now?. Fauquier County Public Schools Mary K. Wills Division Director of Testing Deb Anderson Testing Program Specialist

If You Get Stuck - Don’t Panic!!

Go back to your relaxation

exercises.

Give yourself positive

messages.

Use the TOP DOWN strategy

Reword the questions to

help you understand.

Page 17: Test Anxiety Revisited: Can you help me now?. Fauquier County Public Schools Mary K. Wills Division Director of Testing Deb Anderson Testing Program Specialist

Teach the test format as a genre.

Teach the test environment and

culture.

Teach parents and students about

your testing program.

Tips for TeachersPrep for Tests

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Identifying the Challenges

Manipulating data

Text split by graphics

Dual use of letters

Extraneous information in a

passage

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Reading a numbered sentence passage

Question not related to the passage Choosing the best answer out of

sensible alternatives (what is correct for the passage)

Interpreting graphics, illustrations, time, lines or diagrams.

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Language of test questions

Reading and interpreting directions

Difficult questions

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CELEBRATE

Over and Over Again !!!