What do you do when you have a student completely freeze and bomb a test? I had a student in class today answer only 2 questions on a test and missed both of those. She was in tears and couldn't finish the test. What do you do in these situations?

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Talk to the kid, and figure out wtf happened. If this is unusual behavior for the kid, don't hesitate to throw it out and reset.

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Sounds like there is definitley something going on, especially is she hasn't done this before. I would sit down with her as soon as possible or see if she would feel more comfortable talking with the school counselor. Could be anything from intense nerves to trouble at home. After I figure out the reason, I'd probably give her a chance to retake it. Stuff happens unexpectedly, and being a middle school girl is hard enough already.

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Check in with the student, especially if this is the first time it's happened and previous tests haven't been this hard on them. If this is the first test you've ever given the student, they may just have test anxiety. I'd probably offer them an opportunity to re-take it, untimed, perhaps after school if that seemed like a workable option.

Let her know what you are there to do, what classroom/standard expectations are, ask what her expectations are, then what discuss what you can do to help

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