| Any Georgia certified teacher that passed the | | | | taking processo How to spot trick questions and |
| GACE test will tell you that it takes "two to | | | | predict the answer before even seeing the |
| tango;" your understanding of the test and the | | | | answer selectionso How to not get into a panic |
| test itself. I just lost you, didn't I? | | | | when you are not sure of the answero How to |
| Well, if you failed or think you are going to fail, | | | | pace yourself and much more |
| you are doing it the wrong way. You are limping | | | | Sue insisted that there were so much more tips |
| instead of running because you don't take the | | | | and secrets that she had discovered and she |
| preparation process seriously. | | | | wished she had known these the first time she |
| A friend of mine, Sue, took the test two times | | | | had taken that GACE test. I asked her what |
| before passing on the third try. I asked her what | | | | would happen if other potential Georgia teachers |
| was different with the third time and why she | | | | could get their hands on what she had found out. |
| passed. She assumed responsibility for not being | | | | Her answer was, "then the GACE test taking |
| proactively finding the secret to passing this test. | | | | process would be a breeze." |
| Her determination to make the third try be the | | | | GACE TEST IS MORE THAN JUST THE BASICS |
| last one prompted her to do something different. | | | | Most people know how to study for a |
| DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT TO GET DIFFERENT | | | | standardized test, but not everyone can pass a |
| RESULTS | | | | test that has been systematically prepared for |
| I'm sure you heard this phrase before, "if you are | | | | specific certification such as the GACE test. So it |
| doing the same thing over and over again and | | | | is more than just learning the basics of test |
| failing, you cannot expect the same results." Well, | | | | taking. Anyone can do that. For as long as we all |
| that was what was happening to Sue who | | | | have been in school, all of us should have been |
| decided to take the lessons from her failure and | | | | taking standardized tests. |
| find a new way of doing things. | | | | However, the GACE test is targeted to Georgia |
| She found out that there was a specific method | | | | teacher certification and there are certain |
| to taking the GACE test and that some of these | | | | guidelines and information that the PSC is looking |
| secrets had to do with:o Learning how to eliminate | | | | for and if you don't know these things, you will |
| answerso Avoiding the trap of being familiar with | | | | definitely fail. This is what my friend Sue was |
| certain questionso Finding clues in the context of | | | | missing in her two tries. She was determined to |
| the questionso How to compile a checklist of | | | | pass on the third try and invested her time and |
| things to take care off a day before the testo | | | | money into the secret methods that worked for |
| How to effectively manage time during the test | | | | her. |