202: 25 Practical Ways to Reduce Testing Anxiety
04/06/18 • 47 min
On this episode we discuss, among other things:
- How common testing anxiety is (you may be surprised)
- How anxiety functions in the body
- Strategies for changing how you think about anxiety #reframing
- Some ways you can understand and adjust self-talk
- What cognitive rehearsal is and how it can help
- A brief intro to the emotional freedom technique
- How regulating your breathing can help
On this episode we discuss, among other things:
- How common testing anxiety is (you may be surprised)
- How anxiety functions in the body
- Strategies for changing how you think about anxiety #reframing
- Some ways you can understand and adjust self-talk
- What cognitive rehearsal is and how it can help
- A brief intro to the emotional freedom technique
- How regulating your breathing can help
Previous Episode
201: Test Optional Admissions 101: What, Why, Where, Who?
On this episode we discuss:
- Are standardized tests evil?
- What are some other standardized test myths that people tend to believe?
- To what extent does the SAT or ACT measure what students need to know in college?
- Important statistics from “Crossing the Finish Line,” a book that outlines the research around how well standardized test scores predict actual student performance in life and in college.
- What is the difference between “test optional” and “test flexible”?
- If students don’t submit standardized test scores, does this have an impact on scholarships and financial aid?
- Does applying to a college without a test score hurt a student’s chances?
- Advice for students with test scores that are “just okay”
Next Episode
203: 10 Ways Parents Can Support Their Students Through The College Application Process
On this podcast we discuss:
- Why parents should stop telling their students that there are tons of school and to not worry about where they will go
- Why (and how) to limit the amount of time you spend talking about college
- When the best time to start talking about college is
- The three most stressful parts of college admissions for students--and how to mitigate that stress
- What Lisa is most and least proud of as a parent when it came to helping her own kids through the college application process
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