State of New Jersey, Department of Education

Test-Taking Strategies

| Parents | Students | Teachers | General | Test Anxiety |

For Parents
Help Your Child Improve in Test-Taking Information on types of tests used in schools and how parents can help their children prepare for tests. (U.S. Department of Education).
Test-Taking Tips and Strategies: For Parents and Children

Parents can view tips for how to prepare their children for test days. (State of Utah Office of Education)
For Students
Articles on test taking strategies. (ERIC – Facility Extranet Site)
Learning Support Services – Test Taking Tips for taking multiple-choice, true-false, short answer, and other types of assessments. (Baker College)
More Test-Taking Strategies View what research says about changing answers on a test. (Cook Counseling Center, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA )
Test Preparation – Test Taking Scroll to the last page for tips on how to solve math word problems. (East Meadow School District, East Meadow, NY)
Test-Taking Tips from the Teacher Students receive test-taking tips from a veteran teacher. (Familyeducation.com).
For Teachers
List of Appropriate School-Based Accommodations and Interventions Test-taking strategies (Attention Deficit Disorder Association).
Section D – Test Preparation Information on Effective Time Management, Analytical Thinking Skills, Testing Tips for Parents, and Student Hints for Successful Test Taking. (Broward County Public School, Fort Lauderdale, FL)
Test-Taking Skills Chicago Public School's Instructional Intranet site with research and test taking strategies for students.
Test-Taking Strategies Scroll down to Multiple Choice Sections of Assessments to view tips for completing reading comprehension sections of a test. (Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union)
General
Test Strategies for Students, Parents, and Teachers In addition to test-taking strategies, there are student, parent, and teacher strategies for reducing test anxiety. (Tennessee Department of Education)
Test-Taking Strategies in English and Spanish Strategies for studying, test-taking, and relaxation. Also tips for answering various types of questions including multiple choice and short answer. (Milwaukee Public Schools)
Tips for Better Test Taking Tips for what to do before, during, and after a test. Also strategies for dealing with the following types of tests: true/false, multiple choice, short answer, and essay. (University of St. Thomas)
Tuscon Unified School District – Test- Taking Strategies View tips from the sections entitled Test Taking Strategies and More Test Taking Strategies.
Test Anxiety
Ending Test Anxiety What students can do before and during testing to reduce anxiety. (Mrs. Huffman's Sixth Grade Class site, Petersen Elementary School, Scappoose, Oregon).
Test anxiety: How to reduce it

Strategies for parents (Parent Help Line).