R&L Education
Pages: 136
•
Trim: 6 x 9
978-1-57886-572-7 • Hardback • March 2007 • $92.00 • (£71.00)
978-1-57886-573-4 • Paperback • March 2007 • $45.00 • (£35.00)
Dr. Guinevere Durham is a retired elementary principal with education and experiences as an elementary teacher, preschool director, mother, and grandmother.
Part 1 Concepts
Chapter 2 Test-Wiseness: What, When, Why, and How
Chapter 3 The Five Categories of Tests
Part 4 Computation
Chapter 5 Construction of Test Items
Chapter 6 Weekly Format and Sample Lesson Plans
Part 7 Application
Chapter 8 Techniques: Format Familiarity
Chapter 9 Following Directions
Chapter 10 Guessing: Narrowing Selection to Two Choices
Chapter 11 Guessing: Judging Answers
Chapter 12 Working Backwards
Chapter 13 Key Words
Chapter 14 Selecting Multiple-Choice Answers
Chapter 15 Pacing
Chapter 16 Math: Key Words, Reading Signs, Estimating
Chapter 17 Comprehension
Chapter 18 Sequencing
Chapter 19 Spelling
Chapter 20 Maps, Graphs, Tables, and Charts
Chapter 21 Social Studies, Science, and Reference Skills
Chapter 22 Techniques: The Emotional Factor
Chapter 23 Writing
Part 24 Stop
Chapter 25 Everyone's Role: Teacher, Parent, Student
Chapter 26 Wind Down and Wrap Up
Chapter 28 Appendix A: Definitions of Testing Terms
Chapter 29 Appendix B: Sample Test Answer Sheet
Chapter 30 Appendix C: Game Chart
Chapter 31 Appendix D: Rules for Taking Tests
Chapter 32 Appendix E: Suggested Weekly Lesson Plan
Chapter 33 Appendix F: Daily Lesson Plan
Chapter 34 Appendix G: Definitions of Test Directions
Chapter 35 References
A very well thought-out, thorough, and practical format that applies an age-old experience to the challenges of a changing world....[Teaching Test-Taking Skills] helps to create a brighter future to help students, teachers, and parents to see testing as a relevant activity in the academe, where change is both expected and admired.
— Sister John Christian McCabe O.P., Academia San Jose High School, Puerto Rico
In today's world of high-stakes testing, this book offers practical advice for classroom teachers on how to get their students ready to be successful test takers. It is a welcome resource because it is written by a classroom teacher who has been successful using the methods and who knows what works for teachers as well as students.
— Kendra Peebles, teacher, Harbor City Elementary School, Melbourne, Florida
Student's will develop confidence in the test-taking experience with the use of the practical exercises outlined in this book. [Dr. Durham] touches on areas that need to be addressed in all subject areas and stresses the importance of support from teachers and parents. If my students were exposed to the methods in this book in elementary and middle school, then I wouldn't see the look of fear on their faces when I say, 'This is a test.'
— Lynn S. Lilley, secondary math teacher, Winston-Salem, North Carolina