Reducing+Test+Anxiety+Resource

For course reading - Week 1 [] On this website, there are fun math activities for everyone from elementary through high school. Some students hate to study, so the best way to prepare a student for a test is through something that they like. Most students like games and this website helps struggling students practice their math in a fun way. Students can find games that involve addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, place value, fractions, algebra and geometry. It does not matter if a student does well or struggles with math, these mathematical games teach new concepts and provide lots of opportunity to practice for those up coming test. Mary Ann Durkin W#5

[] This is the actual Praxis Series resource for test anxiety before taking the Praxis test. It has great preparation and organization information. Also, it gives ideas on how to cope with the anxiety before taking the test. The site gives a great overview of what to do before the test to prepare and cause less stress on yourself. Deanna Hummel- Week 5

[] This is a nice resource becasue it makes an important point: YOU ARE NOT GOING TO SCORE PERFECT! Tests are meant to be challenging and some questions will be easy for you and some will not!Set REALISTIC goals and expectaitons of yourself! Regina Fidiam (week 5)

http://www.studygs.net/tstprp8.htm This site has some general tips on how to deal with test anxiety before, during, and after a test. It also has links to other topics such as tips for taking tests, tips for multiple choice questions, tips for true and false questions etc. The format is easy to read and provides good reminders to ease anxiety (especially for people who haven't taken a test like the Praxis in a long time), Maureen Leidinger W# 5

http://www.how-to-study.com/study-skills/en/taking-tests/47/test-anxiety/ Do you have test anxiety? What can you do to help? This site has the answers. ~Erin Kozlowski

[] - This site has quite a few tips on reducing test anxiety including test taking tips, study tips, note taking, cramming, test anxiety, parents, and additional resources. Mark Boos

Here is a great website that gives tips from teachers on reducing anxiety during testing. As we all know Standardize tests can be grueling to us as teachers but just imagine what it is for our students. [] Carrie Paulin

[] This is a Connect to Success video you can watch that offers suggestions about test anxiety. It contains tips for before, during, and after taking tests. There is also a pick and practice area that reminds you to choose what works for you based on the test you are taking and your individual needs. Jen Ferro

[] This is a great website that provides a variety of reducers to testing anxiety. The website has note taking skills, study tips and test taking skills. Jessica Zmijewski

The video below helps you to identify test anxiety and offers suggestions with how to deal with it. Jennifer (Butts) Susko (week 2) media type="youtube" key="xZNputz5gyY?fs=1" height="385" width="480"

This website offers strategies for overcoming test anxiety. [] Tracy Toole

This webiste is a great resourse to help reduce stress and alleviate some test anxiety in students. [|www.montana.edu/teachlearn/documents/**anxiety**.pdf] Tracy Biehl

This site has great tips for our students including how to reduce test anxiety. http://mathpraxis.wikispaces.com/Reducing+Test+Anxiety+Resource Megan Leonard

This site has some great tips. A few of the strategies suprised me. [] Jerry Potis

[] - Explains test anxiety and how to identify if you suffer from test anxiety. Provides tips for overcoming anxiety and also links to study tips. Printable too! Julie Maloney W5

I enjoyed the techniques given in this writing segment: [] Donna Celuck

Here is a site that will help with not only taking test but other things that will be invovled with school [] Brion Stone "week 4"

This site describes causes and types of test anxiety, as well as myths and techniques to prevent and deal with test anxiety. [|www.wvup.edu/academics/more_test_anxiety_tips.htm] Kristen Danko W4

[] Webstie lets you look at different categories for taking tests. Some Examples: Multiple choice tests, Essay test, and Test Anxiety. Mary Kay Tempesta //TY RM W4//

[] Cute website with some really practical study tips for "Math Anxiety." Mary Kay Tempesta W5

This site gives students a short test to determine their math test anxiety. Then it gives a link to click on with 10 hints to reduce math test anxiety. [] Jami Cadden W5

This is a pamphlet from ETS to help reduce test anxiety before taking the Praxis Tests. [|www.ets.org/Media/**Test**s/PRAXIS/pdf/01361**anxiety**.pdf] Nikki Valenzano W4

This website gives us tips to reduce test anxiety on the praxis test. [] Good luck to everyone taking the test! Amy Kunec

One of the sites I found is specifically helpful to us in the next few months. This site offers tips and advice on how to succeed on the praxis and reduce any nervousness as well. [|www.ets.org/Media/**Test**s/PRAXIS/pdf/01361**anxiety**.pdf] This site is a great resource and provides other links related to succeeding on tests, including managing your time and habits of good test takers. [] The last site I will share is one that defines test anxiety symptoms and provides many relaxation techniques. I liked this site because it offfered so many different strategies. You can pick and choose which tips would work best for your type of anxiety. []
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 * This site is the front page to the another site that is listed on this page. This page offers links not only to testing tips for students, it also has a bunch of other tips as well. Some of the tips include Test taking, reducing anxiety, note taking, study skills and tips, cramming tips, and test taking tips for parents. I really liked how it included tips for parents. When talking with parents they always want to know what they can do to help their student do better in class. This website lets parents see some things that they can do to help. **
 * Matt Loughney W4 **
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 * This site is a list of simple things we can do to reduce test anxiety. **
 * Jamie Janesky **

[] This site provides a checklist to ease your anxiety. Plus it provides test taking tips, study guides, note taking tips, and so much more. Katie Holzman