* Notifications - Day 05 - About Tests
Hello again
About Tests
High-stakes test have become increasingly common in recent years. These standardized tests have significant consequences for students, teachers, and schools. Test scores are used to make important decisions such as:
- grade promotion,
- qualification for graduation,
- access to college and financial aid,
- funding for schools, districts, and states,
- teachers & administrators' salaries and promotion/demotion, and
- the announcement of school, district, and state awards or penalties.
School Tests
A common test preparation strategy for school tests is increased exposure to sample questions. Students can benefit from quizzes designed to prepare them for a limited amount of material, usually over a short period of time. School tests, textbook- or teacher-made, are constructed on the content from quizzes. Since the amount of content being assessed is limited, some students find success by remembering just enough test content knowledge. However, this strategy has severe limits when preparing for larger standardized tests.
Standardized Tests
Professionally-designed standardized tests are very different than school tests. These tests are designed to provide a valid and reliable assessment of competency areas. Unlike school tests, professional tests are not an extension of practice questions, quizzes, or tests. Since the amount of content being assessed is much larger, success is a result of your knowledge and, just as important, test skills performance training put into action.
Performance Confidence
Activities at The Test Camp are designed to help students and teachers gain test performance confidence for all tests. There is no requirement to pass every exercise to move to the next level. However, those who have been successful recommend training through activities in the suggested order.
You are allowed up to three attempts on each exercise.
If you experience difficulty, it's likely a sign that you need
to go back and review or study. Then, return to work out.