General Tips for Testing

Sure, yoga can help you overcome test anxiety, but you can't do it when you're sitting in a desk. These 5 test anxiety tips will help you overcome test anxiety right before you take the big test. Try them - these anxiety strategies really work!

If you need to know how to focus while studying, then these five easy steps will get you there in no time. Not many people know how to focus intrinsically; they learn the steps and then practice. Find out how to focus before your next big study session so you get the score you want.

What should you eat the day of the test? The month before? What brain food is going to help you on test day? This list of the best brain food for test-takers will certainly help your overall health, but studies prove that brain food can help your test score, too. So eat up!

We've all been there – sitting harmlessly in Starbucks, studying for a test, reading the paper, writing an email, when a brazenly loud person gets on their cell phone and begins an intrusive conversation.Here are four polite ways to get people to pipe down when you're trying to focus in a public place.

What does grading on a curve mean? How will your teacher get your score? Here are the "grading on a curve" basics with three popular grading-adjustment methods so you can better understand the answer to this question.

Achieving New Year's resolutions can be an almost impossible task, unless you know how to create "SMAART" goals for the new year. Here are some sample SMAART New Year's resolutions for students to get you started creating your own.

Everyone has to take a test at some point. These test tips will help you manage to get the test score you'd really like. So when you're doing your test prep, read these general test tips and product reviews. Then, take a practice test or two to help you succeed.

Time management not your thing? Don't despair! These five steps will help you get your time management issues in check in a hurry, so you can ace that test and find some stress relief. Time management is imperative to productivity!

From eating a protein-packed breakfast to sitting in the back of the room while testing, these tips will keep you at the top of the class.

If you've ever been stuck between choice "B" and "C" with nowhere to go, these multiple-choice test-taking tips will guide you to the right answer.

Beware of the bright pink rooms. Colors, especially those on the walls, can affect your ability to concentrate during a test. Learn which colors are best for scoring high here.

Taking the SAT? Read SAT 101 and follow the advice on this site. It could very well boost your score a few notches!

These back to school tips will help your semester start off smoothly, and get your prepared for both major tests like the PSAT, ACT, and SAT and even the minor ones your teacher is going to throw at you!

Is summer tutoring right for your kid? Should you invest the time and money into a summer tutoring session? How do you know if your child needs summer tutoring? Read here for the top ten signs your child needs summer tutoring.

I'd like to speak to my attorney. Oh, is that you? Before you can get there, you have to score well on the LSAT. These tips will get you what you need to don the power suit and litigate to your heart's content.

Mnemonic devices are memory tricks used to help you learn. Most people are familiar with verbal devices like acronyms, but there are many types of mnemonic devices from spatial to auditory to kinesthetic to help you remember important information for tests. Here are some types of mnemonic devices you may or may not have heard of. Feel free to use profligately!

Many people are asking how to write an essay. Well, if you follow these steps word for word, you'll be able to write an essay with the best of them on test day! These instructions follow a standard five-paragraph essay format, and as an English teacher myself, I know my students can't go wrong if they write an essay this way!

Here, find the definition of a weighted score or weighted grade, and the best method for determining what kind of grade you'll need on your final to earn the GPA you're aiming for.

What is a rubric used for and why should you understand them? Here's the answer to those questions along with a printable pdf of a research paper rubric.