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Test Anxiety and Test Review

As I’m sure you’re all aware, finals are rapidly approaching and stress levels are rising.  Here are some great resources to help allay students’ anxieties about finals.   From the Center for Teaching and Learning at University of Alabama:
Dealing with Test AnxietyThis article offers strategies for dealing with anxiety through the processes of relaxation, attitude and mental preparation, and real studying.

 

How to Prepare for TestsThis article takes a look at “steps for really preparing for college tests”—as opposed to just reading over notes.  (I learned a few things myself!)
As you consider ways to help your students prepare for finals, I would also encourage you to take a look at Joanne Holladay’s suggestions in Your Role In Preparing Students for Finals: You Can Still Make a Difference (University of Texas at Austin, Division of Instructional Innovation and Assessment).  One of the interesting things she suggests is an alternative idea for a test review:
 “Plan your test review sessions to be as interactive as possible. Instead of doing the usual "Q and A", organize the material in a more meaningful way. For example, you could send out an outline of major topics in advance and have students e-mail their questions to you ahead of time. Compile a list of the best questions and ask students to prepare answers prior to the session. Direct these questions to the students in the review before answering them yourself. You should have some "experts" in the audience when it’s time to review.”
An additional resource for test review can also be found at: http://www.utexas.edu/academic/cte/tatalk/tatalk-n6.html.

 

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