Horrible Test Taker

In my opinion, I mostly do bad on standardized tests because I either can not concentrate or I either do not get it. Sometimes the questions or problems can be also very confusing. I consider myself a bad test taker. I consider myself a bad test taker because when I find myself confused or not getting the problem or question I just make up what ever so I can move on to the next question/problem and not feel stressed anymore. I honestly have always been a bad test taker but not always. For example, on some tests I do very well but on other test I do very poorly. I do not really prepare myself for standardized tests because I either feel like I know it already or I get lazy. Sometimes its either because I know that I am going to do poorly on

Karyss is a 2nd grade, who has repeated second. She will be turning 8 in August. She has an individualized education plan in place to support her writing and reading comprehension. As of April 29th, she started coming to for support with number sense, multiple step word problems and fact fluency. Her math grades have been three all quarter long. Cognitively, she has an even profile: General Conceptual Ability = 95 Average, Verbal = 96 Average, Nonverbal Reasoning = 96 Average, Spatial = 98 Average. These scores show that she has the ability perform on a grade level task. On the Second grade CASE 21, which is a county benchmark assessment she scored two at 39%.

Allison is a sophomore at Seminole High School in Pinellas County. She has never received a grade other than an A and has been on the Dean’s List in school since the third grade. She is currently ranked first in her class (1 out of 506) and carries at 4.64 weighted GPA. To the point, during the 3rd report period she earned a 100% or higher in five of her seven classes, including her AP classes. She is currently taking two AP classes in addition to her other Honors classes and will be taking Dual Enrollment and four AP classes next year as

Erika is part of National Honors Society because of her outstanding achievements these past few years. She’s been able to show great, qualities, involvement and pride as a Streamwood High School student. Erika is an exemplary student and peer to many around her. She is respectful and responsible. Her pride is shown through events that she helped organize such as the “Teacher's Appreciation Week Entrance Welcoming” and her participation in the Streamwood High School Marching Band and Streamwood High School Pep Band. Though she believes that school spirit is very important she also knows that school is all about education and learning. This is why she is not only involved around the community ,but also maintains a 4.0 GPA and will never accept

After thinking about my teen 's cognitive strengths and weaknesses and how they are reflected in his or her school grades and activities from 14-16 years of age, her strengths were greater than her weaknesses. For example, Salma got A 's in Spanish, English Honors and History courses starting from when she was 14 years. The English and Spanish teachers of Salma both commented "a pleasure to have in class." I believe her interest and enthusiasm helped her achieve high scores in these classes. She Also received a B in Algebra and a B in both her science courses of Physics and biology, and also, she received B 's in her Fine Arts classes both school years. One of Salam’s weaknesses is when it comes to taking music classes, she got a C in music course her freshman year and said, "I never want to take another music class as long as I live!" the career or courses of study might be best suited to my teen 's abilities and interests is either psychology major, or English professor, because Salma has strong communication skills, very strong interpersonal skills, and is very supportive among her friends. She is always putting other people’s problems into context to understand what they going to through before deciding on solution of any problems. Meaning she doesn’t jump to conclusion when problems arises, she is very clam until she can sum it up the best way to settle things in their best form.

High School juniors and seniors are frequently asked what they plan to do for their college education. While discussing their future in college, many relevant topics come into the conversation. One may talk about their grades and classes, paying for school, and their test scores. All of these have a very important impact on what a student will do for the next few years of their life. Unfortunately, in our society, test scores are an extremely important factor in the college admissions process. Students are highly encouraged to put forth a serious effort in order to achieve the best possible score. “To this day, most four-year colleges require applicants to take one or more of a number of standardized tests for admission, and

I have had the opportunity to get to know Zach St. Clair this year during my student teaching at Eisenhower High School. I have Zach in Honors Pre-Calculus and Trigonometry. Zach is a remarkable student that balances academic with extracurricular activities and volunteer work while still holding down a job. Mr. St. Clair is a student that doesn’t find everything come easily to him and has to work for it. At a point in the semester Zach had fallen behind due to his heavy work load and missing an extended period of time due to an illness. Mr. St. Clair worked as hard as anyone at Eisenhower and was able to get his grade from a C to the A he currently holds in a matter of weeks contributing to his 3.56 GPA over his four years.

Sitting on the computer, signing up for the SAT, I envisioned myself taking the standardized test that so many dreaded. I saw myself kicking butt on the exam, exceeding my expectations, and earning myself admission into the college of my choice, which I had not yet decided on. When the day had come to take the test, junior year of high school, I was terrified, not because of the test, but because of the circumstances I now found myself in. School had always been tricky for me – waking up and getting ready in the morning, forcing myself onto the bus, the worst parts. My grades were amazing though, considering my fear of school. I earned mainly A’s in college prep and honors classes.

Jonnie, a 10th grade African American male, was referred to me because he considering college as a next step in his education. He needs support in building his GPA and course mapping so that when he is ready to enter a comprehensive high school he is on track to complete graduation and college requirements. Working with Jonnie, the immediate goal is to have him pass the California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE). Throughout his academic career, Jonnie has had an inordinate number of disciplinary infractions put against him. His high school transcripts reflect the behavior problems that have had an effect on his ability to perform well in school. Currently, Jonnie is in a small school setting in which his academic abilities are being shown and fostered. Jonnie does not seem to exhibit many deficits when it comes to social-emotional relationships, however, it is evident in his work, that there are some academic gaps that need to be supported and scaffolded for him. When it comes to material that tends to be difficult for Jonnie, he withdraws himself from the class. Further examination of Jonnie’s behavior is necessary to better support his academic abilities and achieving his goal of attending college a reality.

I am an Asian-American who will be the first in my family to go to a prestigious college such as UT Austin. I am also a swimmer and that has taught me many great traits such as time management and work ethic, of which I have transferred into my education. As the first-born in my family, continuing my education is a necessity for my parents, and thus they have pushed me to take challenging courses such as AP Chemistry. I moved to Texas during the summer of my sophmore year, and thus was thursted into a brand new enviroment, but thanks to swimming I adapted and was able to excel in both academics and extracurricular activities.

Throughout my education I excelled in every subject, until I entered high school. I began to take more rigorous courses and my grades began to drop. The coursework was a dozen times harder than any other courses I’ve ever taken and I struggled greatly. Instead of taking one AP course my junior year, I took three: English Literature, Physics 1, and Psychology.

Client is presently a 10th grader in High School. According to teachers and school counselor, client can be described as an excellent student. Client works very hard in school and she is one of the top students at her classes. Client does not present to have any disability client does not have any IEPs history or 504 history. Even though client demonstrate to be a great student, she has been encouraged by her teacher to take college classes because they think she is ready for it; but client seems to be afraid of taking college classes because she has been told by her classmates that college classes are hard.

I would be most concerned about Kurt Incall. This is because Kurt does very well on the Word Studies. He has an average of 87.14% and normally earns a 90% or 100%. Kurt is not doing as well in the Reading Logs or Essays. In these categories, Kurt is earning, on average, a 68% to a 76%. Although these are passing grades and Kurt always turns in his assignments, the class average is at least, if not more, 10% higher than his scores. Also, Kurt has failed all three of his tests and has the lowest average in the class. This causes Kurt’s overall weighted average to be the lowest in the class.

To whom it may concern, Georgia Beckmann is one of the most intelligent, thoughtful and witty students I have seen in my counselling career. These qualities are impossible to miss through how she approaches her assignments, the quality of her insight into topics at hand, discussions in class and extracurricular activities. Georgia’s hard work has consistently earned her some of the highest grades of her class since freshman year, and she has continuously challenged herself each year to improve the quality of her work and analyses across academic disciplines. Georgia has earned straight A’s throughout her entire high school career, which is no surprise based on the hard-working spirit she exudes every day in all of her classes. This has carried

She mentions that every Saturday for a month she will study for the ACT. Her teacher’s also gave her practice test. Her older brother will also help her. The day of the test she felt nervous and could not concentrate and believes she could of done better off she manage her time wisely and not spend too much time on each problem.