Session Date
Lesson Topic
Test-taking Strategies
Lesson Outline
Vlad and I reviewed essential test-taking strategies in preparation for the ACT he is scheduled to take this weekend. We discussed how spending too much time on the hardest problems means you may rush through the easiest, how working questions out of order during practice has been found to be a helpful strategy, and ways to tailor strategies to each section of the ACT. We discussed previewing answers before reading the question which predisposes one's mind to find the most salient parts of the question and has been found to improve both accuracy and speed during test-taking. Vlad said he's been practicing some of these test-taking strategies in recent weeks and believes they are helpful.
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
I subbed for Amy for 1 hour - ACT on Tuesday, 10-22-19. I reviewed techniques I taught to my former GED students back when I was Director of Cont. Ed in NY and it proved beneficial to discuss with Vlad. We also talked about common places we knew and frequented in Brooklyn and going in the ocean in freezing temperatures (I did that one year as part of the Polar Bear club). We bonded over discussions of shared similarities in our Russian and Polish cultures, respectively (food, the cold weather, ethnic diversity, etc.). It was wonderfully engaging for us both to realize we shared so many common bonds, interests, viewpoints, and connections.
Session Hours
1.00
Hours Attended
1.00
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Review Status
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