Tackling that test : everything you wanted to know about taking tests and exams / Graeme Withers ; with a chapter on computerised testing by John Barnard
Edition
Second edition
Published
Hawthorn, Vic : The Australian Council for Educational Research, [1999]
How to use this book -- 1. Things to ask yourself before your test -- 2. Tests and examinations : what's the difference? -- 3. Feeling good about a text or an exam -- 4. Tactics and strategies before the test session -- 5. Tactics and strategies during the test session -- 6. Multiple-choice tests and questions : an introduction -- 7. Multiple-choice tests and questions : some specimens -- 8. Tests of your writing ability -- 9. Other formats for tests and exams -- 10. How to take a screen test : on a computer! -- 11. After it is all over -- Appendixes 1-3 -- Glossary
Summary
"So you are facing a test or an exam - at school or at work, for a scholarship, for college or university entrance, for a new job, for promotion? Be ready and in the right frame of mind. That way you give yourself every chance of performing your best. Tackling that tests tells you all about: how to prepare for test day; multiple-choice tests and the other sorts of tests you might meet; the right tactics and strategies to use on test day; the support that parents can provide." -- Back cover
