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Tests, big and small, inspire fear in the hearts of many children and adolescents. What is a parent to do? We have gathered a number of articles to help you understand different kinds of testing including standardized and psychological assessments, as well provide ideas for soothing your child's anxious test-taking mind as they prepare for the next big test.

Test Anxiety

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How to Ace Exams... Without the Family Fight

The Brown family is in an uproar again. Ron, their tenth grader, has exams next week and his guidance counselor has ...

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Test-Taking Tips: Multiple Choice and True or False

At some point, everyone blanks on an important test. But before taking a blind stab at a multiple choice question, ...

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Test Taking Strategies for Short Answer and Essay Tests

Everyone blanks while taking tests, but by preparing a plan to approach exams, students give themselves a big boost. ...

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Getting R-E-A-D-Y for the Spelling Test

Do you find your kids frantically trying to cram those words into their memory at the last minute? Here are some fun ...

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Understanding Testing Lingo

Validity and Reliability The instruments selected should be valid and reliable. Information relating to validity and ...

Source: Duke University Talent Identification Program
Showing Your Work When There's Nothing to Show

Does your visual-spatial child answer math problems accurately, but never show the steps taken? Can your child solve ...

Source: Visual Spatial Resource Center
Commonly Used Testing Instruments

Following is a listing of some tests commonly used to assess ability or screen for potential giftedness. Additional ...

Source: Duke University Talent Identification Program
Taking the Angst Out of Analogies

Many parents remember struggling with analogies when studying for college entrance exams. Now they've seeped down to ...

Source: Education.com
Using SQRW While Reading and Taking Notes from Textbooks

Learning About SQRWSQRW is a strategy for reading and taking notes from textbooks. Each letter is SQRW stands for a ...

Source: Pearson Allyn Bacon Prentice Hall
SAT Math: What It Is and How to Prepare

The SAT Math section contains sections on Computations, Algebra, Probability/Statistics, Functions, and Geometry. Here ...

Source: Education.com
California: Standardized Testing and Reporting Program

Suggestions for Parents and Guardians Parents and guardians play a very important part in their students’ ...

Source: State: California Department of Education
Getting Your Child Ready for Testing

Testing is an important part of your child's educational program. Testing provides useful information for you and your ...

Source: State: Maine Department of Education

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Readiness Tests

Schools frequently use the scores from readiness tests to judge whether children are 'ready' for kindergarten or are...

Source: National Center for Fair and Open Testing
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Factors That Influence Reliability

Several factors can affect the reliability of a test (Mehrens & Lehmann, 1991; Sattler, 2001): Test length....

Source: Pearson Allyn Bacon Prentice Hall
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Study Strategies

Proficient learners merge individual thinking processes into study strategies. Strategies are plans for accomplishing...

Source: Pearson Allyn Bacon Prentice Hall
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Kindergarten Testing: The Realities and Dangers

Standardized testing in kindergarten. Perhaps unimaginable, but it is happening in some states. And for many educators...

Source: Education.com
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Types of Grading Schemes

The table below lists and describes different current approach to grading and provides the historical background for...

Source: Pearson Allyn Bacon Prentice Hall

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