Test success : test-taking and study strategies for all students, including those with ADD and LD / by Blythe Grossberg ; illustrated by Peter Welleman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Grossberg, Blythe, 1971-

Contributor:

Welleman, Peter.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Test-taking skills--Juvenile literature.

Test-taking skills.

Examinations--Study guides--Juvenile literature.

Examinations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (98 p.)

Place of Publication:

Plantation, Fla. : Specialty Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Offering middle school and high school students strategies to succeed on every type of test-from multiple-choice to standardized to essay tests-this book shows students how to maximize their time and skills. With successful, real-life strategies shared by students, this guide will also help students of all levels, including those with ADD/ADHD and learning disabilities, learn study skills, strategies to handle their anxiety concerning tests, and how to have a mental edge. Teachers and parents can additionally use this book to help students

Contents:

Shopping for a learning style

Beating the clock : time-management strategies

Playing and winning the testing "game"

Becoming Jane Austen : acing essay tests

Einstein made easy : outwitting math tests

Useful for jeopardy : mastering tests that require memorization

Taking the sting out of pop quizzes

Winning the guessing game : how to take multiple-choice tests

Standardized tests : state-mandated tests and college-entrance exams

Getting and using accommodations

Using your results to improve

Helpful books and websites.

Notes:

"For middle school, high school and first-year college students."

ISBN:

1-886941-98-X

OCLC:

759101548