Improving Test-Taking Skills and Achievement in Mathematics ... - GSE
Improving Test-Taking Skills and Achievement in Mathematics ... - GSE
Improving Test-Taking Skills and Achievement in Mathematics ... - GSE
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11PrefaceThis book <strong>in</strong>cluded creative work done by my seventh-grade multiculturalstudents <strong>in</strong>volved <strong>in</strong> test-tak<strong>in</strong>g activities. It emphasized skills <strong>in</strong> mathematics,read<strong>in</strong>g, vocabulary, <strong>and</strong> read<strong>in</strong>g comprehension.After ga<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g a deeper underst<strong>and</strong><strong>in</strong>g of mathematics concepts,vocabulary build<strong>in</strong>g, <strong>and</strong> techniques for read<strong>in</strong>g comprehension, these studentsused the Internet to locate problems <strong>in</strong> the areas of decimals <strong>and</strong> fractions. Theyalso wrote creative essays <strong>and</strong> poems, which applied the knowledge ga<strong>in</strong>ed.We are hopeful that exam<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g our work will give you clear <strong>in</strong>sight <strong>in</strong>to ourprogress.Queenie C. FoardGarnet-Patterson Middle SchoolChange Facilitator & After School Facilitator11