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New Learning Study: If You Test Them, They Will Remember

By Shannon Sweetser On January 21, 2011 · 1 Comment · In Assessments, Education: General, Exam: ACT, Exam: SAT, Teaching, Test Preparation, Testing
A new study published online in the journal Science reveals the value of encouraging students to take practice tests instead of simply studying the material. When students took practice tests they retained 50% more of the information a week later than students who took alternate routes to studying the material. We’ve already discussed why it’s [...]
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Education Review Board Moves ISEE Testing Online

By Socrato Admin On January 21, 2011 · 3 Comments · In Education Techology, Education: General, Education: Technology, Test Preparation, Testing
In an effort to make the Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE) a bit more accessible, the Educational Review Board (ERB) is moving their series of exams to a web based platform. While the ISEE will still be available in a paper format for those who prefer the traditional paper-pencil test, the online version offers benefits [...]
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5 Education Articles to Start Your Week: Higher Education Studies, Tech Boot Camp and Chinese Education Systems

By Shannon Sweetser On January 18, 2011 · Add Comment · In Education Techology, Education: General, Education: Industry, Education: Technology, Exam: ACT, Exam: SAT, General, In The News, Teaching, Teaching & Tutoring, Test Preparation, Testing
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Hope you”re ready for some interesting reading after your long weekend! This week in 5 Education Articles to Start Your Week, I focus in on some new studies that came out this past week including one which determined, most unfortunately, that 36% of U.S. College Graduates don”t acquire any additional critical thinking or writing skills after 4 [...]
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5 Education Articles to Start the Week: Should Test Prep Start at Age 4?

By Shannon Sweetser On January 10, 2011 · 1 Comment · In Education Techology, Education: General, Education: Industry, Education: Technology, Exam: SAT, General, In The News, Resource, Socrato: System, Teaching, Teaching & Tutoring, Test Preparation, Testing, Tutoring
We’re on the cusp of a transformational time in education. As we start the new year, education experts are delving into how many organizations, parents, tutors, teachers and businesses are coping with challenges within the educational world. In some cases, parents are starting test prep as early as age 4 in order to get them [...]
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5 Education Articles to Start Your Week: Americans Failing Army Entrance Exam

By Shannon Sweetser On December 27, 2010 · Add Comment · In Education Techology, Education: General, Education: Industry, Education: Technology, General, In The News, Socrato: System, Teaching, Test Preparation, Testing
We at Socrato hope that you”re throughly enjoying the last week of 2010. A snowstorm has crippled much of the Northeast, so I hope that wherever you are, it”s nice and warm. Though last week was a notoriously slow news week, I was able to find a few interesting blogs and articles on a variety [...]
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Education Heartbreaker: It’s Not You, It’s Poverty

By Shannon Sweetser On December 1, 2010 · Add Comment · In Assessments, Education: General, Education: Industry, In The News, Socrato: System, Teaching, Test Preparation, Testing, Tutoring
It sounds like something from a bad breakup. “It’s not you, its poverty.” Or, at least, that’s what some education reform advocates, including Stephen Krashen, are saying about student performance. A contributor for the Schools Matter blog, Krashen believes that our country performs poorly on international test results such as the PIRLS because, compared with [...]
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Do Colleges Really Care about SAT Scores?

By Socrato Admin On November 10, 2010 · 6 Comments · In Assessments, Exam: ACT, Exam: SAT, Teaching & Tutoring, Test Preparation, Testing
The following is a guest post by Ellen Richards, the founder of Ellen Richards Educational Services, a college admissions consulting and tutoring firm in Los Angeles, CA. Before a student enters their junior year of high school, they’ve probably already heard all about the importance of standardized tests like the SAT and the ACT. With [...]
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The Truth About Learning in 21st Century America [Cartoon]

By Socrato Admin On October 27, 2010 · Add Comment · In Assessments, Education: General, Education: Industry, Test Preparation
This is an amazing cartoon and captures how we often feel about the current education system. I thought it deserved to be shared on our blog. The artist, Daivd Horsey originally published this under the title Dismal Learning is Not the Path to Success. You can check out some more of his cartoons on his [...]
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VocabVideos: How a Tutoring Company Is Using Online Video to Engage Students Online

By Socrato Admin On August 30, 2010 · 1 Comment · In Teaching & Tutoring, Test Preparation
If you haven’t embraced video yet for your tutoring business or in your school here’s an example of a good use of video for engaging students online. VocabVideos is a new service but tutoring and test prep company, A-List Education Services. VocabVideos is a collection of 500 high frequency SAT vocabulary words that can be [...]
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The Future of Online Learning and Test Preparation

By Socrato Admin On July 2, 2010 · 2 Comments · In Test Preparation
Whether you are a student looking to brush up some skills for an upcoming exam such as the SAT or ACT or a tutor looking for an online complement to your instructional course you’ve hit the motherload! I’d like to introduce you to the Khan Academy, a free YouTube channel with more than a thousand [...]
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