World History
- Quizlet For Review
After each unit I talk to my students about how to review for their test - which I point out should be over several days and not just involve reading a study guide. One of the methods I also give them is a link to Quizlet which has a number of completed...
- Digital Study Buddies To Improve Retention
Too many kids do not study for tests and still more think studying is just filling out a study guide. Sure you could argue that our students have become desensitized to them due to the incredible number they take, but I try to get them to get into groups...
- A Very Improved Quizlet For Class Review
Quizlet and StudyBlue are two online flashcard sites. A year ago I was very high on StudyBlue but it requires one to have a login/password to see and while I still think, that aside, it is a great review device since it allows for pictures and sound...
- Quizlet For Review Games
As I like to tell my students, just completing the review guide is not actually studying. Sure they say it is until I ask them how they know if they know the material. That is why I link Quizlet cards to our units. Above you can see...
- Quizlet
While I prefer Study Blue, as it allows one to add pictures and audio, it does not allow one to search and use other people's flash cards unless you have an account. For schools that adhere to FERPA and COPPA closely this is not possible. So...
World History
How to Prepare for a Test
My mom asked me the other day where I get all of my ideas and sites for the blogs. I told her that I basically just teach and search for answers to all of my questions. For example the other day a friend asked me for help with her daughter's studying ability.
I actually always start this kind of an answer with asking if the student writes a study guide. Most of the time, the answer is no. Bu as I have now come to require my students to fill in one before each summative assessment, I have found that is where most end. Given no study guide, most, would do nothing. Given a study guide the most kids do is read them over and hope for the best on the items they don't know. This is contrary to my kids who insist on us quizzing them repeatedly for days, which is exactly what the research suggests is best. said she suffered from test anxiety. She admitted that she never did more than review her notes to which I asked if she wasn't fulfilling her prophesy in that she was taking the easy way out by reading, but not studying and then blaming her low scores on the imagined anxiety. I asked her if she had every varied her approach to prepare and the answer was,
For this year and last I have made a conscious effort to discuss what is meant by studying - even modeling it repeatedly with my non AP classes. But here is a list of 22 different ideas to think and perhaps even share some of them with your students such as
I actually always start this kind of an answer with asking if the student writes a study guide. Most of the time, the answer is no. Bu as I have now come to require my students to fill in one before each summative assessment, I have found that is where most end. Given no study guide, most, would do nothing. Given a study guide the most kids do is read them over and hope for the best on the items they don't know. This is contrary to my kids who insist on us quizzing them repeatedly for days, which is exactly what the research suggests is best. said she suffered from test anxiety. She admitted that she never did more than review her notes to which I asked if she wasn't fulfilling her prophesy in that she was taking the easy way out by reading, but not studying and then blaming her low scores on the imagined anxiety. I asked her if she had every varied her approach to prepare and the answer was,
For this year and last I have made a conscious effort to discuss what is meant by studying - even modeling it repeatedly with my non AP classes. But here is a list of 22 different ideas to think and perhaps even share some of them with your students such as
- quizzing one's self (I love Quizlet)
- studying for multiple days
- studying in different parts of the house
- using different memory devices such as songs and story telling
- writing it out
- taking breaks and more
The video above echoes many of the points above, but also how to reduce anxiety in a test.
- In addition to requiring study guides and
- giving them the Quizlet links for a particular subject (you can just do a search on the site and say something like "Regents WHI China" and someone has put together a pretty good group of cards.
- I tell them about Google Hangouts so they can quiz their friends and not have to worry about getting together. They can be done on any device and allow you share your screen.
- or use FreeConferenceCall.com which allows students up to 999 other participants in a group call
- or even the old fashioned meeting someone in person!
- Quizlet For Review
After each unit I talk to my students about how to review for their test - which I point out should be over several days and not just involve reading a study guide. One of the methods I also give them is a link to Quizlet which has a number of completed...
- Digital Study Buddies To Improve Retention
Too many kids do not study for tests and still more think studying is just filling out a study guide. Sure you could argue that our students have become desensitized to them due to the incredible number they take, but I try to get them to get into groups...
- A Very Improved Quizlet For Class Review
Quizlet and StudyBlue are two online flashcard sites. A year ago I was very high on StudyBlue but it requires one to have a login/password to see and while I still think, that aside, it is a great review device since it allows for pictures and sound...
- Quizlet For Review Games
As I like to tell my students, just completing the review guide is not actually studying. Sure they say it is until I ask them how they know if they know the material. That is why I link Quizlet cards to our units. Above you can see...
- Quizlet
While I prefer Study Blue, as it allows one to add pictures and audio, it does not allow one to search and use other people's flash cards unless you have an account. For schools that adhere to FERPA and COPPA closely this is not possible. So...