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Summary of PARCC Member Test Results

By Abhi On December 15, 2015 · Add Comment · In Assessments, Common Core, Education: General, Education: Industry, Exam:PARCC, In The News, Testing
During the 2014 – 2015 school year, 11 US states and the District of Columbia took PARCC assessments (the Partnership for the Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers). PARCC members during this period have included the following: Arkansas, Colorado, District of Columbia, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio, and Rhode [...]
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MCAS 2.0 Video News

By Abhi On December 10, 2015 · Add Comment · In Assessments, Education: General, Exam: MCAS, Exam:PARCC, In The News, Testing
Eye On Education: PARCC vs. MCAS   “MCAS 2.0” proposal approved by state board of education   Eye On Education: Board Votes To Create New MCAS Test For 2017   Socrato is a website for scoring and performance reports for standardized admissions test preparation. Socrato reports are available for the SAT, ACT, PSAT, SSAT, HSPT, [...]
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PARCC Testing Results Released

By Abhi On November 30, 2015 · Add Comment · In Assessments, Common Core, Education: General, Education: Industry, Exam:PARCC, In The News, Test Preparation, Testing
PARCC testing results were recently released for some of the 9 current states that use the test, including New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts. Some of the other PARCC states have not released data from their first year of testing, and may not for their second year, either. PARCC, or The Partnership for Assessment of [...]
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New Tips for SAT/ACT Test Prep and Test Day

By Abhi On October 8, 2015 · Add Comment · In Assessments, Education: General, Education: Industry, Exam: ACT, Exam: PSAT, Exam: SAT, General, In The News, Resource, Teaching & Tutoring, Test Preparation, Testing
3 True Answers About Common ACT, SAT Strategies Get the facts about some popular test-taking strategies . . .         7 Last-Minute SAT Tricks Keep calm and Scantron on. If you need a quick confidence pick-me-up, put a couple of these simple tricks in your back pocket . . .     [...]
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News on the Redesigned Fall PSAT/Spring SAT

By Abhi On September 24, 2015 · Add Comment · In Assessments, Education: General, Exam: ACT, Exam: PSAT, Exam: SAT, In The News, Resource, Teaching, Test Preparation, Testing, Tutoring
Why Students Should Prep for the New PSAT For many years, taking the PSAT has helped college-bound high school students become familiar with the SAT, which typically is offered in the US and around the world several times a year. The PSAT was viewed as a practice test (especially if taken in the fall of [...]
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News on 2015 SAT and ACT Test Results

By Abhi On September 16, 2015 · Add Comment · In Assessments, Education: General, Education: Industry, Exam: ACT, Exam: PSAT, Exam: SAT, General, In The News, Resource, Teaching, Test Preparation, Testing
Results Reveal Largest and Most Diverse Group of Students Take PSAT, SAT, and AP; Need to Improve Readiness Remains Despite growing concerns about testing, assessments linked to opportunity are reaching more students than ever . . .     Why you shouldn’t care that SAT scores are stagnating SAT scores for 2014 hit their lowest [...]
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2014 – 2015 SAT Results Summary

By Abhi On September 14, 2015 · Add Comment · In Assessments, Education: General, Exam: PSAT, Exam: SAT, General, In The News, Resource, Socrato: Release Update, Test Preparation, Testing
The College Board website now features a report on the 2014-2015 results for the SAT, 10th and 11th grade PSAT, and AP Exam. The report includes test result trends, implications, and future innovations to help more students participate and improve their scores. One major result is that SAT scores have not improved significantly from last [...]
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ACT Study Resources

By Abhi On August 19, 2015 · 1 Comment · In Assessments, Education: General, Education: Technology, Exam: ACT, Learning Analytics, Resource, Test Preparation, Testing
ACT Question of the Day Each day we post a new ACT Test practice question . . .       Preparing for the ACT A free student preparation booklet available from most high schools and colleges—includes test information, complete practice tests with scoring keys, and a writing prompt . . .       [...]
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The Most Recent ACT Study Materials

By Abhi On August 16, 2015 · Add Comment · In Assessments, Education: General, Exam: ACT, Resource, Teaching, Teaching & Tutoring, Test Preparation, Testing
Test Changes Unlike the SAT, which is undergoing a large-scale redesign that splits it into a current pre-2016 and new post-2016 form, changes to the ACT tend to occur on a smaller scale and in a more continuous manner. There have been a few changes made to the ACT in the past few  years, although [...]
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News on International SAT/ACT Tests

By Abhi On August 13, 2015 · Add Comment · In Assessments, Education: General, Exam: ACT, Exam: PSAT, Exam: SAT, Resource, Testing
International Students and the SAT   Last year, students took SAT® Program tests in over 175 countries outside the U.S. The SAT and SAT Subject Tests™ are offered overseas six times a year: in October, November, December, January, May, and June . . .         ACT International Test Centers September 2015 – [...]
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