My Goals For Test

Once it’s the day of the test I panic. I usually have butterflies in my stomach all day. I worry and am in fear that I am not going to do good on the test. I cram my brain with as much information as I can, but I know this doesn 't help. Most times it makes it worse because the I get a headache and can’t focus. When I finally get the test my mind usually goes blank. When this happens I just need to take a deep breath, regather myself , and remember that everything is going to be okay. Once I do this, I usually can remember all the things that I studied for many hours. So just like in chapter eight when Equality breaks away his shell of fear, when I get my test and just breath that is how I break my fear of test shell off.

A standardized test is an examination that is scored in a prearranged manner; there are two main standard tests, aptitude and achievement tests (Ascd). Aptitude tests predict how well students are likely to perform in an educational setting, and achievement tests are what the school board looks at to base schools’ success (Ascd). As these tests become more difficult and the number of test continue to increase, so does test anxiety and it’s many factors (Gotter). Stressing and worrying over performance on a test, affects students from kindergarten all the way up to PhD students (Gotter). Several components occur when testing situations are at play, such as experiencing intense fear, nervousness, and sometimes even bordering terror (Zuriff p.198). Those who have this setback sometimes consider themselves as “bad test-takers.” There are three causes for them to panic when testing

During exam prep, students should review notes and keywords, and clear up confusing concepts (Kaplan, n.d.). Knowing what kind of test the student is preparing for will help to determine if concepts should be broad or more detailed and focused (Billings, 2007). Students should pay attention to their physical health by eating well and getting regular exercise (Kaplan, n.d.). One of the best ways for students to ensure their mental health and to reduce test taking anxiety is to be over-prepared for the test (Nugent and Vitale, 2016).

I put a lot of effort into my classes, but math has never been the best subject for me. In order to learn the topic at the same pace as the class, I have to take a lot of extra time to process the work. Growing up, I have struggled with the challenge of test anxiety. Not all tests give me the stress, but the big tests do. I can study for hours and then when the test is in front of me everything goes blank. My test scores don't show what I can do academically, I am a hard worker and a very determined individual.

- Exercise can be another great way to beat test anxiety. Getting your heartbeat up and sweating can be good for helping you to focus.

Students are asked to take a test that can determine the rest of their future and expect to do well. “About three quarters of psychologists from the state’s nearly 700 school districts said that state test are causing greater anxiety than local assessments” (lohud.com). For some students test anxiety withholds them from achieving the best possible score they can receive. Test anxiety is a fear of failing that a person feels before or during taking an important test. Students with test anxiety could possibly excel in a certain subject that is tested but is unable to perform well due to the pressure.

This module help me identify my own learning paradigms. Module 6 introduce me to some of the various populations that may need special considerations in the tutoring relationship. This module help me identify the characteristics that put a students at risk academically. Module 7 introduce me to one theory of motivation and the theory of “locus of control.” This module help me understand how to strengthen an internal locus of control. Module 8 introduce me to a variety of note taking styles, study strategies, and test preparation ideas. This module help me recognize when a student could benefit from learning strategy coaching. Module 9 introduce me to suggestions for managing test anxiety as well as stress from other areas of life. This module help me identify symptoms of test anxiety and determine whether he or she may have

Test anxiety is a huge problem for many student. Several students in my class are much smarter than their test

Challenge 27: Not only do I go into tests with pessimistic thoughts, but I also come out of them feeling anxious about the possible mistakes I could have made or the questions that I may have answered incorrectly.

I begin by answering every question very carefully. If I finish the exam early, I always recheck every single one of my answers. This sometimes results in me looking over all of the questions four or five times each. I do this mainly because I fear that I may have skipped a question on the bubble sheet or filled in the answer for one question onto another question. I know that the chance of this happening in reality is very low or negligible, but my mind makes me think in such a way despite me rechecking my exam multiple times. This behavior and my test taking thought process almost always results in me being the last person to hand in their

I have severe test anxiety. Whenever I hear the word test I start freaking out. I go into the exam thinking that I’m prepared and going to pass, but during the test, my mind goes completely blank. And once the test is over I pray that I at least got a C. The West Virginia University Student Center of Health gave me strategies to help with this. The article that I read told me that I should study before the day of the test and that on the day of the test I shouldn’t. I should only review my material, just read over it once, because when I try to cram on the day of the exam that fuels my anxiety and makes me worry

Test anxiety has always been an issue I have struggled with and it has only increased since I started University. My personal experience with test anxiety leads to physiological symptoms such as nervous jitter, accelerated heart beats and light-headedness, all of which impacts my test taking skills and influence my decision making ability. This is a problem because although I am prepared with the knowledge for an exam, it still affects my judgement when writing my answers and thus causes an impact on my grades.

Have you ever suffered from test anxiety? Once in my high school math class, I had a grumpy teacher that made me feel very anxious about my grade. When I had to take my final exam, I was so nervous that I fainted. The result was terrible. Test anxiety can be severe that students can fail not just a test, but the whole class. Maybe they have to retake a class and spend more time and money. Maybe they become discouraged and don’t want to continue. According to Sara Reardon in the article “Got Worries About a Test? Write them Off”, researchers have found that Writing about your feeling before a teat can significantly reduce test anxiety. This is a good thing it tries; however, everyone is different and there are several other strategies college students can use to reduce test anxiety.

After that I decided I needed to focus more on the content and how to apply the terms rather than just memorizing the definitions. By not doing so well on my first test it really showed me that I need to take into account that I am here at college to learn through ways I will remember not definitions that I will forget once the test is over. During the video the idea that I need to work the most on is my metacognition. There have been several tests that I have taken in the past that I believe I am ready for. I will either find out that isn’t true when I get my test or when I get my grade. When I don’t do well it put me in a bad mood and makes me feel sorry for myself. In reality I am the only one that can change my metacognition. I thought my metacognition was on track, but I have found out that it isn’t, so I will be trying to improve that for my next test. My biggest issue with this is often that I am tired of studying for a test, so I will just say I know it and then I can be done studying. When studying for my next test I plan to start studying a few days before it instead of cramming the night before so then I can evaluate my metacognition the night before the test to see how much of the information I really

Tests cause anxiety, however, I've never met a person that has not felt their heart race from the anticipation. If it severely impedes a student from taking a test;, many schools and colleges have policies that enable students to obtain a letter from a specialist informing professors and teachers of their need for extra time on tests.So on to my first point. Professors and teachers make tests only on important information taught in the class. So students that don’t do well may recognize the information, but not yet completely understand it. For example, In my Anatomy class, we don’t take multiple question tests, instead, we must know the information completely, which requires a complete understanding of the information. As a result, on my first quiz, I recognized the information but had no understanding of why things did things or the specific names of things. It helped me that I changed the way I studied.