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The ACT Test is Going Digital

By Scott Cronenweth On May 7, 2013 · 1 Comment · In Common Core, Exam: ACT, Exam: SAT
Beginning as soon as the spring of 2015, the ACT college admissions test will be administered digitally. Digital testing can provide faster results — in minutes versus two to six weeks — for both students and colleges. Since the ACT is designed to test students” high school learning and reasoning skills, it is already well [...]
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Learning Analytics and MOOCs

By Scott Cronenweth On April 30, 2013 · 1 Comment · In Education: Technology, Learning Analytics
According to a recent piece in the Stanford News, Stanford"s Lytics Lab is gleaning learning analytics data from MOOCs to understand how people learn.
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2014 Federal Budget Proposal Emphasizes STEM Education

By Scott Cronenweth On April 23, 2013 · 1 Comment · In Education: Industry, In The News
President Obama's 2014 proposed federal budget reflects his long-standing advocacy for science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education. The new budget creates a STEM Master Teaching Corps, while also giving science research institutions an explicit role in directing public school curricula.
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Proposed 2014 US Education Budget Makes Big Investment in Early Learning

By Scott Cronenweth On April 16, 2013 · 1 Comment · In Education: Industry, In The News, Teaching, Teaching & Tutoring
US President Barak Obama's 2014 budget proposal asks for an "historic investment" in early learning opportunities. President Obama is being applauded for taking a bold step towards removing stumbling blocks that low-income children and other vulnerable preschoolers often face on the path towards success in school.
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Essay Grading Software: Indispensible or Insulting?

By Scott Cronenweth On April 9, 2013 · 5 Comments · In Education: Technology, Tutoring
How would you feel about having your essays or short written test answers graded by a software program? Instead of getting results back days or weeks later from an instructor, you'd get instant feedback -- and a chance to rewrite the piece for a better grade.
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The New SAT — How Will Changes Affect Students?

By Scott Cronenweth On April 3, 2013 · 3 Comments · In Common Core, Exam: ACT, Exam: SAT, Test Preparation, Testing
Though no release date has been officially announced, the earliest that a revamped SAT would be in the hands of students would be Spring 2015. So the changes could impact today's freshman class. The classes of 2013, 2014 or 2015 will take the same test that is currently in use.
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Helping Students Choose The Right Test Prep

By Scott Cronenweth On March 26, 2013 · Add Comment · In Exam: ACT, Exam: SAT, Learning Analytics, Socrato, Test Preparation, Testing
Mary Ann Dorsher of ACT Ready makes a great point: it"s not all about figuring out what"s going to be on the test – it"s about getting the support needed to approach the exam with confidence.
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To Tutor Or Not To Tutor – Is That The Question?

By Scott Cronenweth On March 19, 2013 · 1 Comment · In Teaching & Tutoring
As tutoring has become more and more popular, and tutoring options and modalities more diverse, motivations for hiring tutors have changed. Increasingly tutoring may be seen as a way to “enrich” a student's educational experience or help them excel at the highest levels – but that isn't necessarily the same thing as improving the quality of his or her education, or an appropriate support for success in a class, on a high-stakes test or with learning in general.
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Why Change the SAT Now?

By Scott Cronenweth On March 12, 2013 · Add Comment · In Common Core, Exam: ACT, Exam: SAT, Testing
The SAT was revamped as recently as 2005. Changing it again now is potentially risky, in that it may be "off-putting to the biggest stakeholders involved – the students" who are trying to prepare for it.
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College Board Announces Plans to Overhaul the SAT

By Scott Cronenweth On March 5, 2013 · 3 Comments · In Assessments, Common Core, Exam: ACT, Exam: SAT, Socrato: Announcements, Testing
David Coleman, the new president of the College Board, the nonprofit that owns the SAT college admissions exam, announced on February 25 in an e-mail to the organization's members that the test will be redesigned in "an ambitious effort" to more comprehensively address "the core set of knowledge and skills" that are most important to success in college.
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