Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Low perfoming students Mrs. Mims third grade students have been getting prepared for the end of the year state test all year long. Mrs. Mims has been giving her students extra worksheet practice on all the expected standards they will be tested on for the third grade in reading and math. When she gives her students assessments using two or three passages with multiple choice questions, her students still score poorly on these tests. What can Mrs.Mims do to get her students to better perform on these type of tests? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) Mrs. Mims could require her students to validate their answers prior to choosing an answer. This would require students to go back in the passage and find the proof of the correct answer. She may also work on modeling for various strategies that will help the students improve their reading comprehension. Finally, it maybe that these students need some test taking skills. Many students become stressed and don't have the test taking skills needed to be successful on a test. The students many need some strategies on how to take a multiple choice test and how to find the correct answer to the questions.                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: I would use this solution. Practicing test taking skills is important. Extra worksheets are great but if they are not being reviewed as a class or learning skills to help on those worksheets they will not be properly prepared for the state tests. Rated On: October 16, 2014 11:51 pm Rated By: Holly Ebbert                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: I agree that the validation process must occur before Mrs. Mims takes the next step. Test taking skills need to be taught at the age or else the students' long-term academic achievement could suffer. Rated On: October 17, 2014 12:50 pm Rated By: uDujaH                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: Teaching students different strategies would be very helpful in this situation. Rated On: February 26, 2017 7:06 am Rated By: etyWys