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  Case: Self-Esteem
I have a particular student who does great in class. She participates, completes homework, loves to come to the board and is excited to learn. However, when it comes to assessments, she freezes. She literally can't do the work unless I stand over her throughout the test. She has no self-confidence in the exams. She stays after and can find all her mistakes and rework without me. I believe she needs testing modifications and have spoken with a counselor on this matter and no help. What should I do?
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I would try raising her self efficacy on the material and in actually completing exams. Maybe bringing her some easy exams to make her feel like she can take tests and pass them and get her self esteem. Find a way to make assessments fun so she is motivated. Other things that might help would be letting her take her assessments in a separate room. A lot of children have trouble focusing under the pressure of an assessment and a separate room would minimize the anxiety.
 
     
     
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Comments: If I were in this situation, I would exactly do this.
Rated On: October 17, 2014 8:00 pm
Rated By: Doniesha