About the Book
A comprehensive training guide on how to improve test scores, these lessons avoid memorization and answering strategies and instead address the test-taker individually to determine what he or she needs personally to perform well at test time. Based on 40 years of teaching experience and 30 years of clinical psychology experience, this book distills the best practices used by elite athletes, artists, and top business performers to create a system that can be applied to any test, including the SAT, ACT, LSAT, MCAT, GRE, licensing exams, finals, and even driving tests. The system trains users to be calm, confident, and focused: the durable and dependable "three legged stool" for successful performance. Also included are special chapters for parents and teachers to learn how to be helpful to their children and students as well as online access to additional test prep material for further study.
About the Author :
Ben Bernstein, PhD, is a psychologist, teacher, and performance coach whose career has spanned 40 years in education, psychology, and the arts, including coaching in such diverse settings as psychiatric hospitals, prisons, primary schools, and universities. He was invited to be a resource artist at the Sundance Institute, where he worked one-on-one with writers who subsequently went on to win Pulitzer Prizes, Tony Awards, and Academy Awards. He lives in Oakland, California.
Review :
" Bernstein has put together wonderful suggestions for tackling testing. Deborah Meier, author, " In Schools We Trust"
" Bernstein s book deserves national attention. It is only a matter of time until that happens. Albert Johnson, former director, Young Adult Services, Los Angeles Public Library""
" Dr. Bernstein s advice is simple, effective and downright magical. This book will help parents learn how to support their student no matter how test-phobic through the gauntlet of standardized testing of middle school, high school, college, and beyond. Catherine Hunter, head, San Francisco Friends School ""
" I have seen Ben Bernstein help scores of students achieve peak performance when it counts. "Test Success!" is an astonishing rendition of what it is like to be coached personally by Dr. Bernstein. Charles N. Bertolami, dean, New York University""
" Kaplan, Princeton Review, and College Board take note: Ben Bernstein is adding a major piece to the test prep puzzle. Sandra and Ian Griffin, Step into College series ""
" O""ffers straightforward and easy-to-learn methods for staying focused, relaxed and efficient under pressure. Based upon proven psychological strategies, Dr. Bernstein's approach is a real eye opener and it works! Want higher test scores? This is the program you need. Thomas W. Phelan, PhD, author, " 1, 2, 3 Magic"
""I believe this book is a great tool that we parents can use to help our children to develop their confidence in taking tests and improve their performance even more." Trish Lopez, www.theallaroundmom.info""
""With a combination of proven test-taking techniques and stress management, Ben Bernstein's" Test Success! "can help any kid do his or her best." Brian Nadel""
""Bernstein has put together wonderful suggestions for tackling testing." --Deborah Meier, author, " In Schools We Trust
""Bernstein's book deserves national attention. It is only a matter of time until that happens." --Albert Johnson, former director, Young Adult Services, Los Angeles Public Library"
""Dr. Bernstein's advice is simple, effective and downright magical. This book will help parents learn how to support their student--no matter how test-phobic--through the gauntlet of standardized testing of middle school, high school, college, and beyond." --Catherine Hunter, head, San Francisco Friends School "
""I have seen Ben Bernstein help scores of students achieve peak performance when it counts. "Test Success!" is an astonishing rendition of what it is like to be coached personally by Dr. Bernstein." --Charles N. Bertolami, dean, New York University"
""Kaplan, Princeton Review, and College Board take note: Ben Bernstein is adding a major piece to the test prep puzzle." --Sandra and Ian Griffin, Step into College series "
""O""ffers straightforward and easy-to-learn methods for staying focused, relaxed and efficient under pressure. Based upon proven psychological strategies, Dr. Bernstein's approach is a real eye opener--and it works! Want higher test scores? This is the program you need." --Thomas W. Phelan, PhD, author, " 1, 2, 3 Magic
"Bernstein has put together wonderful suggestions for tackling testing." --Deborah Meier, author, In Schools We Trust
"Bernstein's book deserves national attention. It is only a matter of time until that happens." --Albert Johnson, former director, Young Adult Services, Los Angeles Public Library
"Dr. Bernstein's advice is simple, effective and downright magical. This book will help parents learn how to support their student--no matter how test-phobic--through the gauntlet of standardized testing of middle school, high school, college, and beyond." --Catherine Hunter, head, San Francisco Friends School
"I believe this book is a great tool that we parents can use to help our children to develop their confidence in taking tests and improve their performance even more." --Trish Lopez, www.theallaroundmom.info
"I have seen Ben Bernstein help scores of students achieve peak performance when it counts. Test Success! is an astonishing rendition of what it is like to be coached personally by Dr. Bernstein." --Charles N. Bertolami, dean, New York University
"Kaplan, Princeton Review, and College Board take note: Ben Bernstein is adding a major piece to the test prep puzzle." --Sandra and Ian Griffin, Step into College series
"Offers straightforward and easy-to-learn methods for staying focused, relaxed and efficient under pressure. Based upon proven psychological strategies, Dr. Bernstein's approach is a real eye opener--and it works! Want higher test scores? This is the program you need." --Thomas W. Phelan, PhD, author, 1, 2, 3 Magic
"With a combination of proven test-taking techniques and stress management, Ben Bernstein's Test Success! can help any kid do his or her best." --Brian Nadel
