Test Prep Books/Effective Study Skills for Test Taking Anxiety

“What I needed was a game plan because experience alone was not enough. After failing a professional examination on the first try, I sought help and found answers through Dr. B’s methods. I sat for the exam again and aced it by following the suggestions in this workbook. Embracing the test-taking strategies allowed me to shrewdly apply my knowledge come ‘game time.’”

Dianne Burns, forensic scientist, Los Angeles

 

“Kaplan, Princeton Review and College Board take note: Ben Bernstein is adding a major piece to the test prep puzzle. The Workbook for Test Success is the must-have companion to every test prep book on the market.”

Sandra and Ian Griffin, college advisors, Castro Valley, CA

 

“This workbook helped me think about what one can actually do about making the most of what is becoming a more and more ubiquitous aspect of our lives from age 5–25.  Bernstein has put together, out of a lifetime of work in the field, wonderful ideas for tackling testing–and making us all more naturally good at it.”

Deborah Meier, author of In Schools We Trust and The Power of Their Ideas, MacArthur Fellow Award winner, Vice Chair Emeritus of The Coalition of Essential Schools

 

“I am forever grateful to Dr. B for providing me the tools I needed to pass the California Bar exam.  After four failed attempts, it wasn’t until all three aspects of my life — mind, body and spirit — were completely balanced that I was able to pass.  I continue to utilize Dr. B’s visualization techniques while preparing for challenging trials in court.”

Karen Sheehy, Esq., criminal defense attorney

 

“Ben Bernstein’s book is a great help for anyone who has suffered from being too nervous when taking a test. This book will also be a boon for those who seek  to appreciate the psychology of performing; be it in sport, the arts, business or in school. I have observed Dr. B to be a very engaging and creative teacher who sends his students home with clear ideas and practical techniques.”

Alison Rhodius, Ph.D., Professor, Research Director for Sport Psychology
John F. Kennedy University

 

“Doing well on college admission tests requires a bundle of knowledge, unwavering self-confidence and the developed skill of relaxing under pressure.  Check out Dr. Ben Bernstein on the latter.”

Richard W. Moll, author of Playing the Selective College Admissions Game and The Public Ivys; former Dean of Admissions at Bowdoin College, Vassar College and University of California at Santa Cruz

 

“Before I used Dr. B’s  method I thought there was something wrong with me. Now I know what to do when I feel anxious. TEST SUCCESS! is good for anyone, even if you already do well on tests.”

Rebecca Nuñez, High school senior

 

“As a director of a youth development center, I often ask myself and staff how can we inspire under-performers to want to succeed. This book really helped my staff work through clear steps to empower our students to set goals and attain them.TEST SUCCESS! is a wonderful guide for everyone, regardless of whether you are taking or administering tests or simply encouraging yourself or others to do well.  If you’re looking for simple tools and exercises to do well in life, Dr. B’s book offers important, easy strategies to do it. TEST SUCCESS! offers so much more than test-taking tips. In every chapter, there are strategies for everyone to live life better. The lessons learned from this book will last my staff and kids a lifetime.  Dr. Bernstein has provided a simple yet effective method to improve everyone’s performance when tested by those life challenges that make us most anxious. It’s  a wonderfully insightful book and one that I will refer back to until it’s messages are ingrained in me.

Anthony M. Brown, M.S., Executive Director, HOLA Youth Center

 

“Dr. B coached me to use effective test taking techniques and master the DAT. But the techniques are much more than that. They also make me a better person, one in-tune with my wants and needs and the people and environment that surrounds me. Now in my third year of professional training, Dr. B’s techniques have been invaluable, proving their effectiveness again and again. I’m confident that I will continue to use these techniques throughout my career allowing me to be a focused, proficient and successful practitioner.

Michael Erhard, UCLA School of Dentistry

 

“Reading Ben Bernstein’s Test Success! is like having a wise, patient, coach at your right hand, ready to answer your questions, telling you what you need to know when you need to know it. I heartily recommend TEST SUCCESS! to everyone who is preparing to take a test, or helping someone to prepare. Indeed, Dr. B’s three-legged stool model of being calm, confident and focused is an excellent way to approach any test in the deepest sense.”

The Rev. Lewis C. Johnson,  Episcopal Vicar and Psychotherapist, NYC

 

“I never understood why tests caused me such anxiety until I took Dr. B’s performance coaching course. His techniques added the final touch to intense preparation, translating to significantly higher scores the second time I took the DAT. Dr. B’s book teaches you what Kaplan and Princeton Review can’t – how to optimize your potential for test taking by delving into the source of your anxiety. He gave me the tools to be calm, confident and focused – tools I use not only on test days, but in all aspects of my life.”

Joy Magtanong-Madrid,  D.D.S.

 

“I was always scared of tests and I never did well on them. It was really frustrating. Dr. B coached me and showed me what to do. I did it and it worked. Now I don’t panic when I take tests and I do much better on them.”

Stephanie Chung, high school student

 

“I have found Dr. Bernstein’s program to be wise, engaging, and profoundly effective.  For me, the most powerful and important aspect of Dr. Bernstein’s program is the effect it has on the experience of the learner in the course of test-taking.  It turns one’s attention away from non-productive thoughts about external consequences and toward what one has learned.  It provides the means to connect thoroughly with what one knows.  It allows students to be thoughtful and even creative under test conditions.”

Charles A. Ahern, Ph.D., Neuropsychologist, Clinical Director,Educational Therapy Program, Holy Names College