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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
Anxiety Travels
Heartbeats transfer anxiety Other Causes
Too may changes Too much talk about a test
SimulationsPractice and Reflect
TEACHER BEHAVIOR
STUDENT BEHAVIOR
SimulationsPractice and Reflect
QUESTION FORMAT
ANSWER RESPONSES
MATERIALS TEST RELATED
TEST SETTING
SimulationsPractice and Reflect
ANSWERING STUDENT QUESTIONS
MONITORING DURING TESTING
USE ACCOMMODATIONS WHEN APPLICABLE
SimulationsPractice and Reflect
WAIT TIME OVER TIME PROCTORS ANSWER DOCUMENTS TEST NAV TRANSMITTING SECURE
MATERIALS
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
Review Using Simulations
Weekly Review an Environmental Issue Reflect and Discuss Review a Skill or Concept Reflect and Discuss
Environmental Issues
Teacher Behaviors – Examiner’s Role
Student Behaviors – Test Taker’s Role
Testing Lab or Classroom Islands
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
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
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)
Read and Listen to the Directions with an Open Mind
Block out other thoughts.
Concentrate on voice or words.
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.
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
Identifying the Challenges
Manipulating data
Text split by graphics
Dual use of letters
Extraneous information in a
passage
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.
Language of test questions
Reading and interpreting directions
Difficult questions
CELEBRATE
Over and Over Again !!!