How to Help a Child Ace Tests
Tests are an essential part of academics as they help us determine the proficiency levels of students. The basic aim behind holding periodic assessments is to ensure that students are encouraged to challenge their own skills, knowledge and aptitude levels, and improve accordingly. However, for most students, such standardized and non-standardized tests are nightmares, as the ever-looming thought of failure is extremely discouraging and disheartening.
For this reason, it is important for parents to chip in, and help their children in learning to deal with tests. If parents emphasize the importance of developing good study habits at an early stage, this will motivate children to prepare well for school tests, and eventually ace them.
Instructions
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Make a plan
It is extremely important for you, as a parent, to make a study plan which suits your child. This must be made after thoughtful and careful consideration, during which you must analyse your child’s study behaviour and patterns. Talk to your child's teacher, and then set a proper study schedule, where you take into account all the important factors such as study time, leisure, and additional assistance. This will help you plan your child’s study activities in a more organised fashion, which in turn will make it easier for him or her to take tests. -
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Follow up on your plan
Get a hold of the syllabus for each and every one of your child's subjects, and mark important test dates. Place emphasis on these important dates, and convey this to your child. For instance, if your child has a monthly assessment coming up, make sure that he/she refrains from social activities in the final couple of days, and concentrates solely on his/her studies. The term 'social activities' means hanging out with friends for extensive hours, or attending family gatherings, etc. You must, however, give your child time to relax, which allows him or her to take his/her mind off studying for a while. -
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Design a Test
It is important that you test your child’s capability by designing a practice test. This will help you gauge his/her weaker areas, so you can put greater emphasis on them. Observe your child’s mistakes, and ask him or her to concentrate on rectifying them. Set a certain time frame for the test, so you can effectively assess your child’s proficiency and aptitude. -
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Reward your child
Finally, it is important that you reward your child from time to time. Offer him or her something in return for working hard, as motivation for him or her to do well. This will help inculcate the values of determination and hard work in your child, equipping him/her to ace tests in the future.
