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  <titleInfo>
    <title>Standardized Testing Skills</title>
    <subTitle> Strategies, Techniques, Activities To Help Raise Students' Scores</subTitle>
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  <name type="personal">
    <namePart>Durham, Guinevere</namePart>
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    <place>
      <placeTerm type="text">Lanham, Maryland</placeTerm>
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    <publisher>Rowman &amp; Littlefield Education</publisher>
    <dateIssued>2014</dateIssued>
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    <edition>1st ed.</edition>
    <issuance>monographic</issuance>
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  <physicalDescription>
    <extent>vi, 151 p. ;  23 cm.</extent>
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  <abstract>Written by a retired educator and principal, this handbook addresses the classroom challenges created by legislative accountability acts like the No Child Left Behind Act, where elementary students face high-stakes testing for promotion. The book is organized into four structural sections: "Concepts" (navigating state guidelines), "Computation" (demystifying test taxonomy and specialized vocabulary), "Application" (practical classroom activities, learning styles, and reducing test anxiety), and "STOP" (evaluative reviews and extra teaching tips). It serves as an instructional blueprint for teachers, tutors, and homeschooling parents aiming to build student confidence and performance.</abstract>
  <note type="statement of responsibility">Guinevere Durham</note>
  <subject>
    <topic>Educational accountability</topic>
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  <subject>
    <topic>Standardized tests</topic>
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  <subject>
    <topic>Test anxiety Prevention Handbooks</topic>
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  <subject>
    <topic>Test-taking skills Study and teaching</topic>
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  <classification authority="ddc" edition="23">371.262 DUR</classification>
  <identifier type="isbn">9781610489959</identifier>
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