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Training test‐taking skills: A critical analysis
Author(s) -
Fueyo Vivian
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
psychology in the schools
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1520-6807
pISSN - 0033-3085
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6807(197704)14:2<180::aid-pits2310140210>3.0.co;2-w
Subject(s) - test (biology) , psychology , applied psychology , task (project management) , medical education , medicine , paleontology , management , economics , biology
Children, as well as adults, can be handicapped when taking a standardized test because of an unfamiliarity with the test format or with the requirements of the testing situation. This review presents a critical analysis of the skills required for test‐taking, the training of test‐taking skills, and the experimental evidence on the training. Based on the recommendations of psychologists such as Thorndike, Cronbach, and McClelland, practical classroom strategies for test‐taking are discussed. Cautions on the pitfalls of training test‐taking skills on questionable dimensions, such as on test item content, are also discussed. The review concludes with recommendations for a task‐specific instructional unit which trains the necessary skills for test‐taking to assure that the score on the test is an accurate measurement of the skill being assessed.