Martha Kaufeldt

De-Stress the Test (eBook, ePUB)

Brain-Friendly Strategies to Prepare Students for High-Stakes Assessments (Your Guide for Helping Students Fight Testing Anxiety)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The test. Students dread this phrase, whether it refers to chapter tests, finals, standardized achievement tests, Advanced Placement exams, the ACT and SAT, or other testing experiences. In De-Stress the Test, author Martha Kaufeldt details actionable steps you can take throughout the school year to alleviate student anxiety and create brain-friendly classrooms full of focus and learning.

Leverage brain-based learning to boost student self-efficacy and relieve the pressure and stress that accompany high-stakes testing:

• Understand the negative effects tests can have on students, teachers, and parents.
• Help students develop social-emotional learning skills and a growth mindset.
• Use formative assessments to accelerate learning and build students' confidence.
• Implement mindfulness strategies in the classroom to mitigate student stress and anxiety.
• Learn long- and short-term practical methods for ensuring students' mental, emotional, and physical readiness for tests.

Contents:
Introduction

Part 1: High-Stakes Tests and Stress
Chapter 1: The Meaning of High-Stakes Tests
Chapter 2: The Stress of High-Stakes Testing

Part 2: Stress Prevention and Management Strategies
Chapter 3: Body- and Brain-Friendly Classrooms and Testing Environments
Chapter 4: The Development of Student Agency Through Self-Efficacy, Growth Mindset, and Perseverance
Chapter 5: Mindfulness Practices for the Classroom

Part 3: Ways to Prepare Students for High-Stakes Tests
Chapter 6: Feedback and Formative Assessments
Chapter 7: Academic Vocabulary Instruction
Chapter 8: Test Prep for Students and Teachers

Epilogue
References and Resources
Index

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Solution Tree Press
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Juli 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781949539561
• Artikelnr.: 62259159