Test Review & Test Prep Strategies

Cover the Space 
1. Students cover the space, making eye contact with students as they pass
2.  Students make a small group of four or five students.
3. If you’d like, students can cover the space and make small groups several more times so that students end up with students they don’t usually work with.
4. Pose a question, and let students reflect in small groups.
5. One group shares out.
6.  Another group rephrases the first group’s answer and adds additional information.
7. Teacher shows what this kind of question looks like on a test.
8. Students work in groups to think about which test answer matches the class’ previous reflection, and why the other answers do not.
9.  Groups share out.
10. Repeat the routine.
Adapted by Sloan McLain, Creative Learning Coach AISD
 
 
Teacher in Role
1. Teacher goes into role as a "troubled student". 
2. The student is having trouble answering a test question. 
3. Students coach the "troubled student" through the problem using appropriate strategies. 
Adapted by Noah Martin, Creative Learning Coach AISD
 
 
 
Role on the Wall
1. Draw the head and shoulder outline of a body on chart paper or on the board. 
2. Put the review or test question at the top of the chart paper or above the body outline on the board. 
3. On the outside of the body outline break down the question and identify key words.
4. On the inside of the body outline write the strategy/streatgies used to solve the problem. 
Adapted by Noah Martin, Creative Learning Coach AISD