Welcome to Study Skills
This site will be designed for students to practice the skills we have learned in class.
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PSSA PERFORMANCE LEVELS
FOR MATHEMATICS AND READING
Why Performance Levels?
On May 10, 2001, the Pennsylvania State Board of Education approved proposed
performance levels that correspond with student scores on the Pennsylvania
System of School Assessment (PSSA). The levels clearly illustrate students'
achievement on Pennsylvania's academic standards, based on their performance
on the PSSA. The performance levels are required by the State Board's
Chapter 4 regulations, which went into effect in 1999.
What are the Performance Levels?
Advanced - The Advanced Level reflects superior academic performance.
Advanced work indicates an in-depth understanding and exemplary display of
the skills included in the Pennsylvania Academic Content Standards.
Proficient - The Proficient Level reflects satisfactory academic
performance. Proficient work indicates a solid understanding and adequate
display of the skills included in the Pennsylvania Academic Content
Standards.
Basic - The Basic Level reflects marginal academic performance. Basic work
indicates a partial understanding and limited display of the skills included
in the Pennsylvania Academic Content Standards. This work is approaching
satisfactory performance but has not yet reached it.
Below Basic - The Below Basic Level reflects inadequate academic
performance. Below Basic work indicates little understanding and minimal
display of the skills included in the Pennsylvania Academic Content
Standards.
Study
Study for the sake of assimilating & applying knowledge. It's much easier this way than forcing yourself to memorize.
Apply what you learn to your daily life.
Be consistent, set aside time everyday to study. Set up a realistic timetable for study & stick to it.
All study & no play makes Jack a dull boy, so set-aside time for play too (after you have studied).
Think what if! What if I don’t study? I may fail. My parents & teacher will be sad. What if I do very well? My parents will be exhilarated! I get promoted with my friends. Use these as motivating factors to study.
If you are not clear about a topic, ask your teachers, parents or friends. Clear whatever doubt you may have about the topic as soon as possible. Do not be afraid to ask.
Do your homework. If unsure, ask.
Do past years’ examination papers.
Form a study group & study with friends.
Be positive. Treat each failure as a learning experience, a stepping-stone to a higher ground. Thomas Edison failed countless times before he invented the light bulb.
Write your own notes. Summarize your teacher’s (or lecturer’s) notes. Summarize the textbook. Tools to use include mind-mapping techniques.
Get your friends who are good at a particular topic to teach you.
Eat proper meals & drink lots of water.
Success is 99% sweat & 1% intelligence.
YOU CAN DO IT.
Be inspired I :
Do more than exist - live
Do more than touch - feel
Do more than look - observe
Do more than read - absorb
Do more than hear - listen
Do more than listen - understand
John H. Rhoade
Be inspired II :
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
Eleanor Roosevelt
Be inspired III :
Friends, there is great value in disaster. Look, all of our mistakes have burned up. Thank God we can start anew.
Thomas Edison
(after a fire burned
his laboratory to
the ground)
