Friday, April 29, 2016

Test Relaxation Techniques

Presentation created by Natalie M.
(adapted from Worcester Polytechnic Institute)

It is that time of year again! End of year exams are around the corner, AP exams start next week, and the end of the school year is less than a month away for some students. Here is a presentation about how to reduce your test anxiety. Contrary to popular belief, a moderate amount of test anxiety can be good for taking a test as you become more attentive to the details of the test. However, it is good to be able to control your anxiety. The presentation below includes several short-term and long-term techniques.

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39 comments:

  1. Very timely article! Thanks for sharing the information you found, Natalie. I am hopeful this information will help students through exam week(s).

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  2. Great advice on reducing Test Anxiety. This is often a real problem that prevents students from being able to demonstrate what they know. With final exams, AP exams and state tests all coming up within the next month, this article is exactly what's needed right now.

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  3. This is an issue that many students struggle with in school. It hinders their progress and prevents many students from passing exams. There is some great advice on how to deal with anxiety. Many students will likely find this helpful,especially now since it is the end of the school year and exams are here for some and around the corner for others.

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  4. This is a wonderful presentation to use not only at the end of the semester but throughout the semester as a helpful study tool. Test anxiety happens not just at the end with final exams.

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  5. Test anxiety is a big issue for a lot of students. This is a wonderful blog post and short video on how to deal with test anxiety and even reduce anxiety!

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  7. These are great strategies. I see my students get so upset about tests. I feel like they would do so much better on exams and wouldn't dread or worry so much if they would use these tips and techniques. Thank you for sharing.

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  8. What a great post! Text anxiety can be very detrimental to students who do know the material. I do agree that a little anxiety is necessary to make sure the test is taken seriously and little details are not missed. Thanks again for sharing!

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  9. I love the slide on the "myths", this is great to share we all think we are classified as having something wrong with us. It's great to see that we can reduce some of the anxiety for our student's. Thanks for the information.

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  10. This is an excellent post on dealing with testing! I will definitely use it next year with my students!

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  11. My students so need this around AP time.

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  12. This is wonderful! Students get so stressed out with tests, this is a good reminder about how to stay calm and avoid being over anxious. Thanks!

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  13. Caroline GreenoughJuly 3, 2016 at 9:18 PM

    These are great stress relief techniques! I believe I have done a couple of these before I have taken a test. They really help calm you down so you can think more clearly! Definitely will pass on to students. Thanks!

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  14. I LOVE this presentation on test anxiety. I have had SO many students that suffer from this and as a teacher and tutor it’s been hard for me to know exactly how best to help them. I would love to be able to show this presentation to all my students in the future.

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  15. Test anxiety is something a lot of students struggle with. Your test relaxation techniques presentation is very helpful to both teachers and students.

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  16. I love this presentation! I have taught many students who suffer from test anxiety. As a teacher, it is so hard to know what to do with this issue. The students cannot be exempt from an assignment, especially a test, just because they feel overwhelmed. If we did that, all of our students would suddenly have test anxiety! However, we still want to help struggling students overcome ANY obstacle! Thank you for giving me a resource I can point my students toward!

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  17. Test anxiety is a really hard thing to deal with! The anxiety & pressure seem are hard to manage. I love that there are several short term and long term strategies outlined here. I will definitely keep this so I can refer my students!

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  18. Very well put together presentation. It is very important to tackle those popular myths that would misinform those who might suffer from test anxiety.

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  19. My students struggle so much with test anxiety-thank you for this! I believe it will help encourage them and let them know there is always hope with overcoming any school barrier!

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  20. What a great piece of advice for students. I know my students struggle with text anxiety sometimes it helps to have information to walk you through it. This was a great presentation that I will definitely be recommending to my students.

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  21. very important when nearing test time!

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  22. As a student I've struggled with test anxiety as well. These are great stress relief techniques that can really help calm you down so you can think more clearly! Definitely will pass on to students.

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  23. These strategies seem reasonable for students to be able to implement. I may make copies for my classes.

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  24. In my experience, I've seen so many students struggle with test anxiety. These are some great tips for students! It's very similar to what we teach in psychology, with teaching students how to de-stress.

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  25. This is a helpful resource. I often encourage my students to take a moment to relax before a test or other important assessment, but without directions many actually don't seem to know how to relax! This will be appreciated among my more anxious students.

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  26. I find this very helpful! I most definitely needed to hear those techniques! I used to struggle with testing anxiety because I thought it was the end of the world if I didn't do good on those tests. This would have came in handy back then.

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  27. Text anxiety is something I have always struggled with. I have tried a lot of things to help calm my nerves over the years, but this article puts all of the techniques in one place so that I can review them whenever I find myself in a stressful situation. Thank you!

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  28. After reading the Test Relaxation Techniques article I learned that you got to have a positive self talk and take deep breaths. Long term would be better because you will understand more even thought short term you learn quicker.- Shanquis Purnell

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