Time Management Test-Taking Strategies That Work

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Over the last few episodes, I’ve been covering several test-taking strategies in order to help prepare your students for the end-of-year standardized test. Unfortunately, most standardized tests are timed, so having efficient time management is so important for the success of their performance. Knowing how to pace themselves during a timed test is difficult for many students, which is why I’m sharing practical time management strategies that will help them feel confident and successful when taking a timed writing test.

If we think about it, students struggle to manage their own time while working independently or with a peer on a group project, so why would we think their time management skills would be present during a standardized test? However, we can help improve this skill by implementing time management strategies consistently and early in order for them to take effect during any timed test. I share four easy strategies that you can easily incorporate during any content area or activity. Then, I take it one step further and give examples and different ways for your students to practice these strategies so they’re confident in using them during a big test.

Using your time efficiently, whether it’s in the classroom or during your time spent at home, can be challenging for most students. But when you have the added pressure of performing at a high level on a standardized test, it can become even more challenging. However, by equipping your students with time management strategies, they will learn to efficiently manage their time during timed tests and feel confident while doing it.

In this episode on time management strategies, I share:

• Time management strategies that will help your students pace themselves while taking any timed writing assessment
• The benefits of learning time management skills and how that can help students in life beyond the classroom
• Ways to practice these strategies with any content area or activity
• Common time management challenges that students face and why you need to know them first before trying to fix them

Resources Mentioned:

• Join The Daily Writing Disguise 
• Monthly Writing Prompts
• Vocabulary Writing Prompts
• Episode 164, Helping Students Manage and Overcome Test Anxiety
• Episode 163, Response Ready: Tips for Helping Your Students Understand Writing Prompts
• Episode 162, Mastering the Basics: Reinforcing Core Writing Skills

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