(Test Anxiety: Assessment to Intervention presentation by Dr. Nathaniel von der Embse, Assistant Professor of School Psychology at Temple University, 2016)
- Self-talk: staying focused and relaxed
- "I can do this. I'm going to try my best and get through it."
- Memory download
- If appropriate-write down all the definitions, formulas, etc.
- Behavioral momentum
- building confidence through answering easier items first
- Plan of attack
- Budget time based on point values
- Knowing key aspects within directions
- answer format, length, space restrictions
- Different strategies for different question types
Helpful resources
Academic anxiety
Casbarro, J. (2005). Test Anxiety & What You Can Do About It. Port Chester, NY: Dude Publishing.
