Lori Desautels explains how we as teachers can use 6 brain compatible strategies to help our students manage stress during testing days. These strategies should become useful as we are close to the final days of MAPS testing.
[It has been my own experience with testing that some students simply don't care if they do well or not, mainly because they don't understand the nature of high-stakes testing. On the other hand, these same students do become very stressed when testing involves masteries, end-of-chapter or unit tests. Why? They understand their grade depends on their performance. So to me, there are tests and there are tests and the important thing is how it affects student perception.]
Survive and Thrive During Testing Season. Lori Desautels. 4.4.14. edutopia.
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/survive-thrive-during-testing-season-lori-desautels
No comments:
Post a Comment