- It is important for students to have assessment literacy--understanding the purpose of tests, the meaning of scores, and the implications of how they do when they take tests.
- A test matrix can directly show the links to needed instruction.
- It is important to identify realistic goals for student performance during assessment, which includes re-checking the IEP of each student with a disability.
- The "Pygmalion effect" and Hawthorne effect describe the strong influence that expectations have on how students perform and behave.
- Almost all tests that are used for accountability purposes are linked to a proficiency-level score, such as "proficient," "beginner," and "beyond proficient."
- Test preparation techniques support the educational effort in ways that make future teaching of the student more efficient and effective.
- Having a broad and well-established vocabulary is clearly an advantage when taking tests.
- Knowledge of test administration procedures can improve test scores and de-emphasize stress and anxiety for the student taking the test.
- Practice is important when it comes to taking tests.
- SCORER is an example of a strategy developed just for test taking.
- Most learning strategies have been developed for instruction rather than testing, but many of these strategies could be adapted to apply to testing situations.
- Self-regulation and time management are important personal strategies for test takers.
- It is important to realize that some of these strategies might actually be accommodations for the student with disabilities.
- Positive thinking and visualization are important strategies for reducing stress and improving test performance.
- Self-advocacy helps students understand why they need the accommodations that they use.
- Students should be physically and mentally ready for the test.
- Students must become advocates for their own testing needs.
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