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Tuesday, January 13, 2009

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http://www.nvo.com/ecnewletter/tbec/

TAKS Test Tips & Strategies
Research Associates Aaron Kercheval and Sharon Newbill (2002) reported the key effective test preparation strategies included:


>>Direct instruction in test-taking skills


>>Extensive use of practice tests


>>Instructional practice altered to mirror form and content of the proficiency tests


>>Intervention strategies to identify students needing help to pass proficiency tests Variety of intervention/remediation programs offered at variety of times during school day, and before/after school


>>Intervention specialists hired or teachers reassigned or paid to conduct remediation programs Students recognized and rewarded for success (p. 37).


According to Douglas Reeves (2004), "Even if the state test is dominated by lower-level thinking skills and questions are posed in a multiple-choice format, the best preparation for such tests is not mindless testing drills, but extensive student writing, accompanied by thinking, analysis, and reasoning" (p. 92).

Emphasis on literacy was another key effective practice in improved school districts (Kercheval & Newbill, 2002). In other words, good instruction is the best test preparation!
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