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EASE MY MIND Helping students with Test Anxiety Jeni Janek, M.Ed., LPC WHAT MESSAGES ARE YOU KIDS GETTING ABOUT TESTING? Pass the test, or do your best? What comes first, character or test? Do whatever it takes to pass


  1. EASE MY MIND… Helping students with Test Anxiety Jeni Janek, M.Ed., LPC

  2. WHAT MESSAGES ARE YOU KIDS GETTING ABOUT TESTING? • Pass the test, or do your best? • What comes first, character or test? • Do whatever it takes to pass… • Score, Score, Score!!!

  3. WHAT IS ANXIETY? • Excessive worry, anticipatory cognitive process involving repetitive thoughts related to possible threatening outcomes and their potential consequences • Anxiety is manifest in three ways: cognitively, behaviorally, and physiologically. • The majority of adolescents who are anxious are not disruptive, and are more likely to withdraw. • They may appear to educators as unmotivated, lazy, or less capable than peers. http://www.nasponline.org/resources/principals/anxiety_nassp_oct09.pdf

  4. TRAIT VS. STATE ANXIETY Trait Anxiety State Anxiety • Chronic • Occasional • Pervasive • In certain areas • Not situation-specific • Situation-specific • Basis for anxiety disorders • Clear trigger • Generalized Anxiety • Not connected with Generalized Anxiety • Occurs in all environments and conditions • Only in certain environments and certain conditions http://www.nasponline.org/resources/principals/anxiety_nassp_oct09.pdf

  5. IN YOUR MIND AND YOUR BODY https://www.ets.org/s/praxis/pdf/reducing_test_anxiety.pdf

  6. ANXIETY AWARENESS ON YOUR CAMPUS; PRE-TEST She’s already anxious… • Frequent trips to the nurse when benchmark/testing conditions are present • Avoidance of benchmark/testing conditions • Excessive need to go to restroom • Tardiness or absences that seem to center around testing dates • Fearful of failure; imagined or real consequences • Acting out or distracting behavior

  7. ACCOMMODATIONS- WHAT TO KNOW BEFORE THE BIG DAY • Be familiar with those who may need accommodations (educators and/or special education staff) regardless of placement* Have a plan Test the plan Evaluate the plan

  8. Know allowable accommodations for students who exhibit a debilitating condition (anxiety) during testing

  9. ANXIETY ALLEVIATION TOOLS • Breathing Exercises: 10 deep breaths, in the nose and out of the mouth • Imagery • Positive Self Talk • Comfort tactile items (stress balls, etc.) • *Use of music (without words) https://www.ets.org/s/praxis/pdf/reducing_test_anxiety.pdf

  10. POSITIVE SELF TALK https://www.ets.org/s/praxis/pdf/reducing_test_anxiety.pdf http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/14/testing-anxiety-research_n_809221.html?

  11. IT TAKES A VILLAGE… • http://teacher.scholastic.com/professional/assessme nt/take_out_pencils.htm

  12. SUCCESS COMES FROM WITHIN…. • TRUST • BELIEVE • LEARN • SUCCEED

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