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Dear parents,
On Thursday, March 30 and Friday, March 31, Antonian will administer standardized testing, the IOWA Assessments, to all students. Testing on these two days will begin at 8:00 a.m., so it is important that all students-even those with an open first period-arrive prior to 8:00 a.m. so that testing can begin on time.
Please note that on the second testing day, Friday, March 31, there will be an early dismissal at approximately 12:20 p.m. Schedules for the testing days are available on the Antonian website.
About the Iowa Assessments
The Iowa Assessments help determine how students are performing on nationwide standards. These assessments measure achievement in several important content areas including reading, written expression, mathematics, science, and social studies.
The Iowa Assessments help teachers identify a student's strengths and areas that may need additional emphasis. The Iowa Assessments also measure student growth and progress in the content areas assessed from year to year and may provide information about college readiness. The assessments produce information that enables sound decision-making and provides a focus for teachers to evaluate instruction. All test questions are multiple choice.
How you can help your student prepare for test taking
A student who is well-rested and well-fed and has a positive attitude about testing is best prepared for testing. You can help your student do his or her best by sharing the following tips with him or her:
Before the test
- Get a good night's sleep each night before testing.
- Begin each day of testing with a nutritious breakfast.
- Organize and have ready all your test-taking supplies: several sharpened No. 2 pencils, a calculator, extra batteries.
- Get to school on time so that you are relaxed, not rushed, as you begin testing.
- Think positively and do your best. The assessments are not graded on a "pass/fail" basis, but rather are scored to indicate each student's level of proficiency.
During the test
- Read all of the directions. Ask for help if you don't understand them.
- Read each question and answer choice carefully.
- Eliminate the answer choices that just don't make sense. Choose your answer from the remaining choices.
- Be sure that the answer circle that you mark has the same number as the test question. Make a dark mark in the answer circle.
- Use scratch paper for working things out.
- Realize that some questions are harder than others. Skip questions that you don't understand and come back to them later.
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