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College Board Proposes Strategic Initiatives to Improve SAT Scores

By Abhi On September 21, 2015 · Add Comment · In Education: General, Exam: PSAT, Exam: SAT, General, In The News, Resource, Teaching, Teaching & Tutoring, Test Preparation, Testing
College Board recently discussed Three Areas of Strategic Challenge for their testing program – strategic initiatives policymakers and College Board can use to help improve student test taker participation and performance. The topic is one part of the larger body of information on the 2015 College Board Program Results that is featured on their website. [...]
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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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News and Resources for Writing a Great College Essay

By Abhi On September 10, 2015 · Add Comment · In Education: General, General, In The News
<a href="http://www potenzmittel viagra.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/articles/2015/09/09/infographic-what-makes-a-strong-college-essay”>What Makes a Strong College Essay High school students should think of the essay as a chance to convey information not included in the rest of their application, experts say . . .         Quiz: Should This Go in a College Application Essay? Writing college application essays can be [...]
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Stats to Start the School Year

By Abhi On September 8, 2015 · Add Comment · In Education: General, Education: Industry, General, Resource
Students across the country return to school this week, many having started at the beginning of September. A recent article on the ABC News website compiled some interesting school year stats from studies by the Department of Education and other organizations. The stats include information on student enrollment, graduation, and even the amount of sleep [...]
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Can Game Design Improve Course Design?

By Abhi On September 1, 2015 · 2 Comments · In Education: General, Education: Technology, General, In The News
In a recent paper published in the International Journal of Information and Learning Technology, two University of Akron researchers studied how the design features of a popular app game could be applied to designing online courses. The game analyzed was King Entertainment’s “Candy Crush Saga,” a tile-matching puzzle game that is not educational in itself. [...]
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News on Online Courses

By Abhi On August 25, 2015 · Add Comment · In Education Techology, Education: General, Education: Industry, Education: Technology, General, Resource
The 37 best websites for learning a new skill Forget overpriced schools, long days in a crowded classroom, and pitifully poor results. These websites and apps cover myriads of science, art, and technology topics . . .         Three Questions For The ASU/edX Global Freshman Academy Online Program In April, Arizona State University and [...]
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Summer is a Great Time for Online Courses

By Abhi On August 25, 2015 · Add Comment · In Education Techology, Education: General, Education: Industry, Education: Technology, General, Learning Analytics, Resource, Teaching
Summer vacation for high school is now on its last week. Before beginning their fall semester, it can be useful for students to explore online courses in subjects that interest them. One of the benefits of online courses is that they allow students to explore new subjects in a convenient and flexible manner. This can [...]
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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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