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Huhta, Ari; Kalaja, Paula; Pitkanen-Huhta, Anne – Language Testing, 2006
As part of a larger project, we studied how a foreign language test got discursively constructed in the talk of upper-secondary-school leavers. A group of students were asked to keep an oral diary to record their ideas, feelings and experiences of preparing for and taking the test over the last spring term of school, as part of a high-stakes…
Descriptors: Test Results, Psychologists, Language Tests, Discourse Analysis
Loulou, Diane – 1995
Doing well on tests and earning good grades begin with good study habits. This digest offers a plan to help in preparing for tests. It explains how to study for and take tests. Organization, planning, and time management skills are essential to becoming a successful student. A good student reads assignments, listens during lectures, and takes good…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Essay Tests, Learning Strategies
Irvin, Judith L.; Rose, Elaine O. – 1995
On the premise that even young students can learn to study effectively, this book provides a framework and activities for the systematic teaching of study skills during the elementary grades. The book is consistent with current research and theory about learning and remembering; concepts such as schema and metacognition pervade the suggested…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Listening Comprehension
Oklahoma State Dept. of Vocational and Technical Education, Stillwater. Curriculum and Instructional Materials Center. – 1995
This curriculum guide for a unit on study skills teaches students to become more self-sufficient in their personal and professional lives. The module is designed to help students manage their time more effectively, freeing up more time for studying. The guide contains three units: time management, effective learning techniques, and effective test…
Descriptors: Course Content, Learning Activities, Learning Strategies, Secondary Education
Weinzierl, Janelle; And Others – 1993
This report presents findings from Beta, one of four school districts examined in a series of case studies that investigated the complex relationship between reading assessment and instruction. The research was situated in the context of school decision making. Teachers, principals, parents, students, and central office staff were interviewed to…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Decision Making, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods
Abbamont, Gary W.; Brescher, Antoinette – 1990
This book provides 150 reproducible worksheet activities which teachers can use to help students in grades 5-12 develop reading and study skills. The book's classroom tested activities are organized into four sections. The four units, Developing Reading Skills, Developing Study Skills, Locating Information Skills, and Presenting Information…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Instructional Materials, Intermediate Grades, Learning Strategies
Withers, Graeme – 1991
This book is directed toward all persons taking tests and examinations at school, for a new job, for college or university entrance, or for promotion. Topics discussed include: things students should ask themselves before taking a test, the difference between tests and examinations, ways of feeling good about a test or examination, tactics and…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Books, College Entrance Examinations, Guidelines
Molek, Carol; Goss, Barbara – 1990
This document describes how an adult basic education (ABE) program in Pennsylvania conducted a study skills training course to teach 54 parents how to help their school-age children with their homework. Parents also participated in informal follow-up throughout the school year. Evaluation of the program showed that it was successful both from the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Assertiveness, Communication Skills, Curriculum Development
Harris, Major L.; Rohfeld, Rae W. – 1983
A joint program between Cuyahoga Community College and Links, Inc., a national organization of black women dedicated to civic, cultural, and educational activities, was implemented to help improve the test-taking skills of inner-city high school students and to help them build the skills needed to succeed in postsecondary education. A pilot school…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Cooperative Programs, High School Students, High Schools
Scruggs, Thomas E. – 1986
This final report describes the activities, results, and conclusions of a 3-year project whose major purpose was to improve test-taking skills of learning-disabled and behaviorally disordered students, with respect to standardized achievement tests. The project concluded that: learning-disabled and behaviorally disordered students exhibit deficits…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Behavior Disorders, Elementary Secondary Education, Intervention
Jones, Joan – 1987
A study was conducted at Oxnard College to assess the effectiveness of a multimodal orientation program designed by the college's Assessment Center to reduce test anxiety traumas by explaining theories of stress and techniques for stress reduction, self-help breathing, muscle relaxation, and creative visualization. The Test Anxiety Inventory (TAI)…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Program Effectiveness, Relaxation Training
Wilson, Reginald – 1986
The education and economic status of Blacks and Hispanics is the foremost crisis facing the United States today. The viability of this nation as a participant in the global economy is directly related to its solution. Supporting these statements is a demographic analysis of the current economic and education situation. The following related topics…
Descriptors: Blacks, Economically Disadvantaged, Equal Education, Futures (of Society)
Belcher, Marcia – 1985
A study was conducted to ascertain whether additional focus on test-taking strategies might significantly improve the passing rate of Miami-Dade Community College (MDCC) students on the College Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST). All students who took the summer and fall 1984 administrations of the CLAST were included in the study. Original…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Community Colleges, Ethnic Groups, Group Testing
Leverett, Rudy – 1984
This guide was developed to help students learn how to study. Suggestions are given for when to study, where to study, what to study, and how to study. The need to understand assignments and to turn in homework assignments on time is emphasized. Use of the library is explained, and suggestions for taking and using good notes are given. Ways to…
Descriptors: Assignments, Critical Thinking, Elementary Secondary Education, Essay Tests
Sullivan, Francis J. – 1987
To examine "bluffing"--ways in which conflicts in classrooms and evaluation procedures influence the styles of student writing and teachers' responses to different styles, a study analyzed the placement-test essays of 99 undergraduates entering Temple University (Pennsylvania) in the fall of 1982. Analysis of the texts was based on a…
Descriptors: Constructed Response, Essay Tests, Higher Education, Response Style (Tests)
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