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Online Education during the COVID-19 Pandemic

By Arun Dey On March 31, 2020 · Add Comment · In Education Techology, Education: Technology, Exam: ACT, Exam: MCAS, Exam: PSAT, Exam: SAT, Exam:JEE, Exam:PARCC, In The News, Learning Analytics, Resource, Socrato, Socrato: Announcements, Socrato: System, Teaching & Tutoring, Tutoring
In the aftermath of the WHO designation of the novel coronavirus as a global pandemic on March 11, universities across America are shutting down in an attempt to slow its spread. On March 6, the University of Washington took the lead, canceling all in-person classes. SAT, ACT, and AP exams are also cancelled. College Board [...]
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How to Prepare Students Efficiently for Standardized Testing?

By Socrato Admin On November 29, 2018 · Add Comment · In Assessments, Education Techology, Education: General, Education: Industry, Education: Technology, Exam: ACT, Exam: MCAS, Exam: PSAT, Exam: SAT, Exam:JEE, Exam:PARCC, Learning Analytics, Pay for Performance, Socrato: Announcements, Teaching, Teaching & Tutoring, Testing, Tutoring
Standardized testing has become a common practice in every classroom. There are some strategies to help you prepare your students to take these often-stressful tests. The tips focus on reducing student stress and integrating test preparation into everyday teaching. Align Your Tutoring To make sure your teaching is aligned with the skills that students will [...]
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Are You Confused Whether to Take ACT or SAT?

By Arun Dey On July 19, 2018 · Add Comment · In Assessments, Education Techology, Education: General, Exam: ACT, Exam: SAT, Learning Analytics, Socrato, Teaching & Tutoring, Test Preparation, Testing, Tutoring
As a high school student, you’re probably wondering whether you should take the SAT or the ACT. Which one will give you a better score? Is one easier than the other? The answer is not as straightforward as you might think. Everyone has different test-taking strengths and learning styles. Based on these decision factors, it [...]
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Top Engineering Colleges in India Offering Admission With/Without JEE Main Score

By Socrato Admin On June 13, 2018 · Add Comment · In College, College Application, Content, Education Techology, Education: General, Exam:JEE, In The News, Resource, Socrato: System
JEE is an entrance to a great learning experience, lively campus life, and eventually a rewarding career. That said, intense competition and limited seats are the realities of the day. Therefore, getting a valid JEE Main score calls for a consolidated effort, pragmatic approach, unflinching focus, guaranteed to deliver approach, and some amount of luck. Still, [...]
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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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Internship and Volunteer Opportunities in Summer

By Socrato Admin On May 10, 2018 · Add Comment · In Assessments, College Application, Education Techology, Education: General, Tutoring
Community service is a countless way for middle and high school students to build their resumes, discover new interests and practice good employment skills. Middle and high school students can find all kinds of volunteer opportunities, some during the school year, others during the summer. There are volunteer initiatives focused in all kinds of areas: [...]
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AP Exam Calendar and Deadlines for the Month of March-April 2018

By Socrato Admin On March 28, 2018 · Add Comment · In College, College Application, Education Techology, Education: General, Education: Industry, In The News, Testing
Home-schooled students can study and prepare for AP exams on their own, or by enrolling in online AP courses. In order to take an exam, home-schooled students must register for each test he/she is taking with an AP Coordinator at a local public or private school. To review deadlines and responsibilities for home-schooled students and [...]
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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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Defeat SAT Science Content with This Summer Prep Plan

By Socrato Admin On February 13, 2018 · Add Comment · In Assessments, Education Techology, Education: General, Education: Industry, Exam: ACT, Exam: SAT, General, Learning Analytics, Tutoring
The SAT and ACT once differed in several areas: The ACT was notable for testing scientific knowledge and reasoning, while the SAT left that material to more specialized subject tests. As of March 2016, however, the lines have blurred significantly. Following the SAT’s recent redesign, that exam now contains science questions. If you have decided [...]
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How to Take Full-Length SAT/ACT/PSAT/PLAN/Explore Diagnostic Tests

By Socrato Admin On January 30, 2018 · Add Comment · In Education Techology, Education: General, Exam: ACT, Exam: PSAT, Exam: SAT, Socrato, Teaching & Tutoring, Test Preparation, Testing, Tutoring
Scheduled, categorized, realistic practice tests are the heart of any effective test prep program. You can figure out exactly what you’ll score on a real SAT/ACT/PSAT/PLAN/Explore without walking into a testing center, and you should never take an official test without first making sure that you can achieve your target scores. Afore you begin your [...]
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