It’s time to review your students for Biology end of course test…now what? This is a common question that teachers ask themselves. In order to take the guesswork out of how to review, I am sharing 3 ways to easily and effectively prepare your student for the biology end of course exam. So keep reading for some gems!
Biology End of Course | Study Guide
I give my students a biology end of course test study guide about 1-2 weeks before the EOC. This gives students enough time to work through each of the domains and refer back to their notes. Depending on the time constraints we have in class, I will give them some time to work on these in class. Typically I assign a due date for each domain to help keep them on track with completing the packet and still have enough time to study it. Each time a due date passes, I’ll go over that specific domain’s answers and field any questions or concerns students have. This helps to relieve some of the pressure to have one review day covering ALL of the content. After the last due date, I will post the answers to the study guide on our class blog for them to go back and review if needed.
Biology End of Course | Review Game Project
Another one of my favorite ways to review for the Biology end of course exam is through a review game project. I put students into groups based on their lowest test grades. Then I assign them the unit that they scored the lowest on to create a game for. This helps with reviewing the material that they may have misunderstood or were absent for. Students will create their games and are graded on them, but one day is scheduled for students to rotate through and play all the games. So by the end of the block, every student has reviewed every unit.
Biology End of Course | Digital Games
The last way I prepare my students for the Biology end of course exam is by playing online games in class. The week before the test, I spend about half the block each day reviewing content. For example on Monday I would review Ecology, Tuesday would be for cells, Wednesday Genetics/Heredity, Thursday Evolution, and Friday Classification/Phylogeny. After we have spent time discussing each domain, I set up some sort of online game that we can play as a class. The games I like are Kahoot, Quizizz, and my favorite…BLOOKET. The interaction with the material in a game setting is so much more effective for helping students retain the information.
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