Many 10th graders across the state have now finished the CAHSEE and hopefully the passage rates will be stellar for the 2009-2010 school year. There will, however, as always, be students who were unable to pass the CAHSEE on the first try. For these students the very best advice is to practice, practice, practice. With all of the CAHSEE preparation resources that are given on this blog you should have no trouble finding solid material to practice with. If students would commit to just spending 20 minutes a day for a 4 week period they would probably have done enough practice to improve their CAHSEE score to a passing level. The key here is the consistency. In a 20 minute study session students should be able to complete at least 5 problems and this is a good goal for any high schooler who is preparing to take the CAHSEE. Over the course of 20 days this would give the student 100 practice problems. If these problems are standards based like the ones that are given by the California Department of Education website then students should be well on their way to bettering those scores. Now what if the student needs help solving these problems? Well many teachers would happily help students with any problems they are having with free tutoring during lunch or after school. If this is not a viable option for a student then there are always private tutoring options as well. If there are budgetary restraints students may want to look into an online service like Ace Your Exit Exam. Services like these offer an array of both free and paid preparation material. Whichever you choose, be sure to stick to the plan and practice, practice, practice. This will always be the key to improving performance on any standardized exam like the CAHSEE.
Practice Practice Practice
Advertisement
