Students need to be aware of the potentially misleading quality of distracters. Many students do not do as well as they could on proficiency tests because of test anxiety. Several manifestations of test anxiety exist. Two that are destructive are avoidance and procrastination. The avoidance here can be seen in their rapid attempts to escape the anxiety produced by the test through haphazard and hasty actions.
Procrastination is most obvious when students put off studying for the proficiency tests.
It is as if they believe that the tests will go away if they just ignore them long enough. Both of these behaviors lead to students failing to adequately show what they know on the test. What Parents Can Do Below are some helpful tips. Teach your children how to problem solve, including how to break down a problem and rule out answers that are not correct but are tempting. In A Flash flash cards contain sample problems, and the flash cards also include explanations for each wrong answer and how your children may have arrived at that answer.