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		<title>Taking the PSAT As A Sophomore</title>
		<link>http://www.abacuslearning.com/2010/08/28/taking-the-psat-as-a-sophomore/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Aug 2010 21:01:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I get calls every year from parents who want their children to start studying as soon as possible for their college entrance examinations. Occasionally, I also come across an exceptionally motivated student who is willing to spend years studying and practicing for the SAT. Since nowadays most sophomores take the PSAT as a kind of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beating Test Anxiety &#8211; Create Good Habits</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:46:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now that we&#8217;ve talked about the basics of test anxiety and how important it is to &#8220;think positive&#8221; and just breathe, it&#8217;s time to tie it all together with a tip to help make it all work, plus a little icing on the cake: Practice, practice, practice. Practicing anxiety-reducing techniques is crucial, so that they&#8217;re [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beating Test Anxiety &#8211; Breathe</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 03:44:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Continuing our series on dealing with test anxiety, this article is all about the things that seem most obvious. Breathe. People who have test anxiety often forget the basics. They don&#8217;t eat right, they don&#8217;t exercise, they don&#8217;t sleep well. Sometimes they even unconsciously hold their breath for long periods during a test. Yes, that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beating Test Anxiety &#8211; Be Positive</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 23:43:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Test anxiety, whether it relates to a standardized test or an open-ended, in-class test, is real. Some students who ask their doctors about test anxiety find that their anxiety stems from an undiagnosed medical or learning issue. In some ways (though certainly not all), they&#8217;re the lucky ones: they have a certified expert telling them [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beating Test Anxiety &#8211; You&#8217;re Not Alone</title>
		<link>http://www.abacuslearning.com/2009/09/29/beating-test-anxiety/</link>
		<comments>http://www.abacuslearning.com/2009/09/29/beating-test-anxiety/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 22:13:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The night before a recent SAT, I had a text-message conversation with a student that went something like this (translated from text-speak): Me: Hey, just wanted to check in to make sure you&#8217;re feeling good and are going to get a good night&#8217;s sleep! You&#8217;re going to rock it tomorrow! Student: I just took a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Taking Breaks During Your Test</title>
		<link>http://www.abacuslearning.com/2009/08/20/taking-breaks-during-your-test/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 20:50:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Abacus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I was in college, I was introduced to the 90-minute lecture. From my perspective as a student, any single lecture started out as usual, with me taking notes and thinking about the material in equal measures. But, by the end of the lecture, it was a struggle just to pay enough attention to take [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Dreaded Guessing Penalty</title>
		<link>http://www.abacuslearning.com/2009/08/09/the-dreaded-guessing-penalty/</link>
		<comments>http://www.abacuslearning.com/2009/08/09/the-dreaded-guessing-penalty/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2009 13:56:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Having just written an article discussing skipping strategies in terms of how different standardized tests are curved, it seems like a good time to go into more detail on a generalized strategy for skipping vs. guessing. First things first: it&#8217;s important to note the difference between a wrong-answer penalty and a guessing penalty. Most students [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What if I mis-bubble the whole test?</title>
		<link>http://www.abacuslearning.com/2009/07/31/what-if-i-mis-bubble-the-whole-test/</link>
		<comments>http://www.abacuslearning.com/2009/07/31/what-if-i-mis-bubble-the-whole-test/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:54:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Abacus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s every student&#8217;s nightmare: you&#8217;ve got a few minutes left in your test section, and you go to bubble in the answer to question 25, only to find that your answer to 24 is on the line for #25. Trying to squelch the rising feelings of panic, you scan your answer sheet only to find [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How many questions should I skip?</title>
		<link>http://www.abacuslearning.com/2009/07/18/how-many-questions-should-i-skip/</link>
		<comments>http://www.abacuslearning.com/2009/07/18/how-many-questions-should-i-skip/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2009 20:04:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Abacus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every year, we take on plenty of students who are about to take a particular standardized test for the first time. In our first lesson with a new Testing student, the &#8220;guessing question&#8221; usually comes up within the first 20 minutes. Most people have talked through the issue with their friends and/or teachers, but they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Getting The Right Answer Right</title>
		<link>http://www.abacuslearning.com/2009/06/27/getting-the-right-answer-right/</link>
		<comments>http://www.abacuslearning.com/2009/06/27/getting-the-right-answer-right/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 19:48:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Abacus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What does it mean to get the right answer on a math question? Some may give the quick answer and say that a right answer is one that earns you full credit. But that answer, while necessary, is not sufficient. For any given problem, there&#8217;s usually more than one way to get to the right [...]]]></description>
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