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What’s a Best SAT Score for College Applicants?

By Socrato Admin On April 23, 2019 · Add Comment · In Assessments, College, College Application, Common Core, Exam: SAT, Socrato, Socrato: System, Teaching & Tutoring, Test Preparation, Testing, Tutoring
Youths who plan to submit SAT scores  for college applications can use summer break to study, but it may not always be clear which SAT score should be their goal. The best SAT score for college applicants depends on their target schools, experts say. Admissions teams often consider applicants’ socioeconomic background when analysing their scores, [...]
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Involvements That Improve Student Test Scores

By Socrato Admin On June 8, 2018 · Add Comment · In Assessments, Common Core, Education: General, Exam: ACT, Exam: MCAS, Exam: PSAT, Exam: SAT, Exam:JEE, Learning Analytics, Pay for Performance, Socrato, Socrato: System, Tutoring
If you want to see improvements on the College Board tests, you need to intervene now. Below are tips that you can perform that will improve student test scores. Motivate Encourage students while raising the level of expectations. Positivity goes a long way. If a student believes that they can do something, they likely will. [...]
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Top IITs for Topmost Engineering Branches

By Socrato Admin On June 5, 2018 · Add Comment · In Assessments, College, College Application, Common Core, Education Techology, Education: General, Education: Industry, Education: Technology, Exam:JEE, General, In The News, Learning Analytics
JEE candidates who go through the counseling process after cracking JEE Advanced decide very meticulously as to which IIT and branch to choose. A student will be confronted with a list to select the Indian Institute of Technology and branch they wish to study in and embark upon his/her journey of a whole new world. [...]
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ACT vs. SAT: Which Test is Better for You?

By Socrato Admin On April 5, 2018 · Add Comment · In Common Core, Education: General, Exam: ACT, Exam: SAT, Tutoring
Finally, it’s period to ask yourself: which test is better for you — the ACT or SAT? Following three ways to help you make your choice. Technique 1: Take Official Practice Tests The best way to choose is to actually take each test and then compare your scores. The coolest way to compare your scores [...]
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College Test Score Worth of an ACT-vs.-SAT

By Socrato Admin On March 22, 2018 · Add Comment · In College, Common Core, Education Techology, Education: General, Exam: ACT, Exam: SAT, In The News, Learning Analytics, Socrato, Test Preparation, Testing, Tutoring
The ACT and the SAT, overseers of the nation’s two rival collage admission tests. First, the College Board released a set of charts that showed how new SAT scores compare with the old SAT scores and ACT scores. It turns out that the new SAT scores are somewhat higher on the 1600-point scale than comparable [...]
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Fewer, Better Tests Bill in Florida

By Soha Sanchorawala On April 24, 2017 · Add Comment · In Assessments, Common Core, Education: General, General, In The News, Testing
The “Fewer, Better Tests” bill is moving through the Florida Legislature. The proposed law would slash standardized testing and lay out significant changes to the state’s K-12 education system. On Monday, the Florida House Education Committee passed HB 773, sponsored by Rep. Manny Diaz Jr., R-Hialeah, and Chris Sprowls, R-Palm Harbor, getting it through to the House floor. [...]
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THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT NEET

By Socrato Admin On April 11, 2017 · Add Comment · In Common Core, Education Techology, Education: General, General, In The News, Tutoring
With the approval of the Supreme Court to put an end to the state level medical entrance examinations, the National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET) for making a career in medicine seems to lay a few steps ahead. However, it is hard to deny that the decision has confounded the minds of the students that have [...]
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Improving Performance and Self-confidence of Students through Online Prep Tests

By Socrato Admin On April 6, 2017 · Add Comment · In Common Core, Content, Education Techology, Education: General, Education: Technology, Exam:JEE, Exam:PARCC, General, Resource, Test Preparation, Testing, Tutoring
First and foremost it is mandatory to highlight the fact that student who takes up courses for preparing exam tend to do better in the exams than those who don’t. The foremost benefit is that the students become familiar with the structure and content of the exam. Another advantage is that they teach various exam [...]
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State Testing, 2016-2017

By Soha Sanchorawala On March 14, 2017 · Add Comment · In Assessments, Common Core, In The News, Test Preparation, Testing
In 2014-2015, 45 states let go of old testing models and opted for new Common Core-aligned exams. In that year, 18 states used Smarter Balanced and 11, plus the District of Columbia, used Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers. Education Week’s 3rd annual survey of state tests found a more stable environment nationwide for [...]
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Test Trends by State: PARCC, Common Core, SAT, and ACT

By Abhi On February 16, 2016 · 1 Comment · In Assessments, Common Core, Education: General, Education: Technology, Exam: ACT, Exam: SAT, Exam:PARCC
With each passing year, the numbers of SAT and ACT test takers are increasing. Despite their similarities, differences, and the relative popularity of the SAT in coastal states compared to the popularity of the ACT in non-coastal states, both tests remain popular, and a significant number of students and schools even use both. The popularity [...]
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