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Old 04-15-2007, 07:58 PM
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Originally Posted by AGDee View Post
I don't think she is saying that she's unable to finish 40 problems in 30 minutes. I think she means that when she knows she's being timed, she goes into test panic mode and can't do it, but she can confirm or deny that herself.
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Originally Posted by phimuteach
Not necessarily true. "You don't test well" can oftentimes mean you get nervous under the pressure or don't respond well to the conditions under which the test is given. Environment and comfortability play a bigger part than you may realize.
Thank you for understanding what I meant

That was exactly my problem in school. It wasn't that I didn't know the stuff, but when I was told that I only had 30 minutes to do 40 problems (which is less than a minute a problem), I would freak out. Mentally, I would realize that I had less than a minute to get each problem done.

Kids psych themselves out.
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