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Pass That Test! Test Prep Strategies ShellyTerrell.com/webinars
… these tests are unable to measure all of what it is that
makes you the valued person who you are.
- Len Christie, Principal
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Mamamia.com.au/news/letter-to-the-students-who-sat-naplan
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Familiarize students with the format &
procedures
Stakes
Instructions Sections
Scoring
Environment
Time frame
Format
Procedures
Required items
What are the testing accommodations?
What are the testing accommodations?
Limited English Proficiency (LEP)
Eligibility
Individualized Education Program (IEP)
Deadlines
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Practice tests
Shmoop.com/test-prep
Examenglish.com Free Practice Tests
Englishclub.com/esl-exams
My.englishclub.com
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Pretest early to assess:
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Pretest early to assess:
Confusion Learning
needs
Low scoring areas
Stressors
Strategies Base
knowledge
What do I do when I …
Don’t know the answers
Don’t understand the question/instructions
Run out of time
Get tired
Lose focus
What do I do when I …
Get demotivated
Oneextradegree.blogspot.com/2014/04/test-prep-blitz-2014.html
Create a testing playbook
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Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.
- Robert Collier
Teachinginroom6.blogspot.com/2012/02/test-prep-180-test-prep-stations.html
Daily writing/ audio/ speaking
prompts & exercises
Dazenglish.wikispaces.com
Post on a virtual learning environment (VLE)
Kidblog
Edmodo
Educlipper
Online Learning Spaces
Haiku
Google + Community
Edublogs
Schoology Wix
Wiki
Weebly
Assess with the same scoring guide
Make it interesting!
Pinterest.com/oneextradegree/test-prep-fun
Play & create games
GetKahoot.com
• Create trivia games • Drag and drop • Students prompted to make quiz for their peers to take • Timed • Leader board
Tiny Tap Game Creation App
http://www.tinytap.it/
Features: • Add own images or from a web search • Record your own voice • Record a question, an answer, a hint • 20 different soundtracks • Track progress using the in-game scoring system • Personalize pre-made games from the TinyTap store with narration and images
Game Press Free for iPad
-drag & drop - over 500 graphics, music, sound effects, particle effects -import your own pictures, graphics, animations, sound effects, music - create sound & special effects - physics engine for real world simulation
Practice with a community
My.englishclub.com
Voxopop.com- Free Talk groups
Help them deal with the stress
with humor
Memes
Memegenerator.net
Test Prep Web Tools & Apps
Examtime.com
Examtime.com/blog/student-guide-2014
Free student study guide
Quizlet.com with iOS/Android App
Gapfillers.com
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ESLVideo.com
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Know your testing rights?
Pencilsdown.org
Pearltrees.com/shellyterrell/exam-prep/id12653288
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