Optimizing Student Performance in Test Administration
Ensure optimal performance by providing pre-test information, reviewing essay components, and creating a conducive testing environment. Arrive early, offer necessary materials, and guide students through the test process to reduce anxiety and boost confidence.
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ADMINISTERING THE TEST Dr. Jawad K. Jabir
Administering the test When administering the test, what details should you attend to in order to help students achieve optimal performance? How will you reduce unnecessary anxiety in students, raise their confidence, and help them view the test as an opportunity to learn?
Pre-test considerations 1. Provide appropriate pre-test information on a. the conditions for the test (time limits, no portable electronics, breaks, etc.). b. materials that students should bring with them. c. the kinds of items (item types) that will be on the test. d. suggestions of strategies for optimal performance. e. evaluation criteria (rubrics, show benchmark samples). 2. Offer a review of components of narrative and description essays. 3. Give students a chance to ask any questions, and provide responses.
Test administration details: 4. Arrive early and see to it that the classroom conditions (lighting, temperature, a clock that arrangement, etc.) are conducive. 5. If audio or video or other technology is needed for administration, try everything out in advance. 6. Have extra paper, writing instruments, or other response materials on hand. 7. Start on time. 8. Distribute the test itself. 9. Remain quietly seated at the teacher s desk, available for questions from students as they proceed. 10. For a timed test, warn students when time is about to run out, and encourage them to complete their work. all can see clearly, furniture
