Test-Specific Thinking: Teaching Students to Think the Way Tests Make Them

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Title: Test-Specific Thinking: Teaching Students to Think the Way Tests Make Them
Language: English
Authors: Robert J. Marzano, Bridget Cahill, Jeni Gotto, Brian J. Kosena, Michael Lynch, Lucy Pearson
Source: Solution Tree. 2025.
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Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 168
Publication Date: 2025
Intended Audience: Teachers; Administrators
Document Type: Book
Guides - Classroom - Teacher
Descriptors: English Instruction, Language Arts, Mathematics Tests, Test Construction, Testing, Test Items, Standardized Tests
ISBN: 978-1-943360-94-9
Abstract: In "Test-Specific Thinking," the authors provide recommended practices, methods, and means for educators to implement structural schemas into teaching, helping students better prepare for tests and formulate stronger responses to certain question frames. Armed with a better understanding of how tests are designed, teachers will increase their students' chances of success with higher achievement scores and greater confidence when taking standardized exams. K-12 teachers and school leaders can use this book to: (1) Examine recurrent structural patterns common in English and mathematics assessment questions; (2) Break down sample test questions to identify the skills or response a certain frame seeks; (3) Incorporate test item structures into classroom teaching to better prepare students as test takers; (4) Develop and design assessments that familiarize students with the frames they will encounter on external exams; and (5) Boost student confidence and increase performance on standardized tests.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2025
Access URL: https://www.solutiontree.com/test-specific-thinking.html
Accession Number: ED676890
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:In "Test-Specific Thinking," the authors provide recommended practices, methods, and means for educators to implement structural schemas into teaching, helping students better prepare for tests and formulate stronger responses to certain question frames. Armed with a better understanding of how tests are designed, teachers will increase their students' chances of success with higher achievement scores and greater confidence when taking standardized exams. K-12 teachers and school leaders can use this book to: (1) Examine recurrent structural patterns common in English and mathematics assessment questions; (2) Break down sample test questions to identify the skills or response a certain frame seeks; (3) Incorporate test item structures into classroom teaching to better prepare students as test takers; (4) Develop and design assessments that familiarize students with the frames they will encounter on external exams; and (5) Boost student confidence and increase performance on standardized tests.
ISBN:978-1-943360-94-9