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Improving Your Students' Test Taking Skills (2-12)/Flex Course

 

This online course will help you understand concepts related to standardized testing. In addition, it will help you work with students on test preparation and test taking skills. You will learn how to develop instructional strategies that will help students as they aim for success in testing situations. Emphasis is on testing theory, helping students learn how to prepare for tests, and strategies that students can utilize while taking a test.

"The content of this course is very comprehensive. All types of testing concerns were addressed and I became more aware of test "clues" even after many years of teaching." - Victoria Goodhue

 

Enrollment Options

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Register]Course Plus Graduate-Level Credit from USD ($230 + $124)

 

Topical Outline / Click here to request a copy of the syllabus

Unit One

  • An Introduction to Standardized Tests
  • Test #1
  • Assignment #1: Write an autobiography
  • Assignment #2: Article reflection

Unit Two

  • The Art of Being Testwise
  • Teaching Test Study Techniques
  • Test #2

Unit Three

  • Success Strategies for Essay Tests
  • Success Strategies for Objective Tests
  • Test #3
  • Assignment #3: Respond to a classmate

Unit Four

  • Success Strategies for Standardized Tests
  • Preparing Students for High-Stakes Exams
  • Test #4

Unit Five

  • Sample Standardized Test Battery Categories and Questions
  • Word Parts
  • Test #5

Unit Six

  • Parent Communication
  • Test Cues
  • Assignment #4: Create a test on a basic subject and include testing cues