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Test Taking Beliefs and Strategies
Test Taking Beliefs and Strategies
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Middle school test taking strategies, and how students' attitudes affect behavior.
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If you don't understand the question, what should you do?
1. Re-read the question to make sure you understand it
1. and 2.
2. Use the answers to help you understand what is wanted
3. Go back to the text to figure it out
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For multiple choice questions, what should you pick?
The best answer.
Any answer at all.
The first answer that looks good.
Pick in "a, b, c, d" order.
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If I skip a question, how will that be marked?
Skipped questions aren't marked
0%
50%
25%
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What should you do before a test?
Rush around so you don't think about the test
Get up late so you can't have breakfast or shower
Get a good night's sleep and a good breakfast
Stay up as late as possible
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Why is it crucial to know that working hard is more important than being smart?
Our brains are capable of growing smarter through study
Brains can't change! It is what it is...
It's a trick; I can't get any smarter!
You're just trying to get me to do more work
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What is a strategy?
Both.
A process, a set of steps to follow.
A method, a way of doing something.
Neither.
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If you finish before a test ends, what should you do?
Hoot and holler!
Try to help my friends by mouthing the answers
Do a little dance
Review my answers
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If you don't know the answer to a question, what can you do?
Guess and move on quickly.
Skip the question
Mark the question and come back later. Then, eliminate bad answers
Re-read over and over and over until you can't anymore.
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How does your self belief influence your school behavior?
If I think I can do it, I might try harder to get it right
If I think I can't do it, I might stop trying
If I think I'm smart but can't get it, I might stop trying
If I think I can't do it, I might misbehave so no one knows
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Should you use all the resources at hand?
No
Sometimes
Never
Always
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If you aren’t sure of the answer, what should you do?
2. Go back to the text to figure it out
1. Guess
3. Look at someone else’s answer
1. and 3.
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If you don't know the answer, what should you do?
Just guess
Eliminate all wrong answers and make an educated guess
13
How much of the question should you read?
Just enough to fake it
The whole question
The first and last parts of the question
Just enough to get the idea
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What does it usually mean if a student finishes a test very early?
The student tried their best to show their knowledge quckly
The student is a genius!
The student rushed through the test
The student got all the answers right
15
On a 4-part multiple choice question, what are your chances of success, if you guess?
75%
25%
67%
50%
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What's more related to school success, being born smart, or working hard?
Working hard
Being born smart
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How can you calm your nerves before a test?
Visualize a relaxing place
All of these
Take some deep breaths
Stretch
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What might some of those resources be?
Questions that help me answer a earlier question
Making sure I'm really answering the question
Answer all questions the best I can
Using words from the test to help me spell right
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On a 4-part multiple choice question, what are your chances of success, if you eliminate?
25%
75%
67%
50%
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What does it mean to have a positive attitude?
To say yes to whatever you're being asked
To be optimistic and look for the good in things
To put a smile on your face not matter what
To concentrate on the bad in things
