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		Reducing Test Anxiety


	Being concerned about a test is good. Worrying about a test can mean poor performance and disaster. For some students. this excessive worrying leads to fear of failure, fear of the future, and extreme self-criticism. They are anxious about tests and their own abilities, resulting in feeling of incompetence about the subject atter or test. Telling the child to relax, stop worrying, or to think about something else doesn't help. Encourage your child to do these things: ~ Space studying over days or weeks. Understand the information and relate it to what is already known. Review it more than once. ~ Don't cram the night before. Cramming increases anxiety, which interferes with clear thinking. ~ Read the directions carefully when the teacher hands out the test. Ask for explanation if something is not understood. ~ Look quickly at the entire test to see what types of questions are included - multiple choice, matching, true/false, essay - to help pace him/herself. ~ If the answer is not known, skip it and go on. Don't waste time worrying about it. Mark it and move on. If there is time at the end of the test, go back and try to answer it. Not answering at all will usually count as a wrong answer.

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