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Tutoring and Technology

By Abhi On May 12, 2015 · 1 Comment · In Education Techology, Education: General, Education: Industry, Education: Technology, Learning Analytics, Resource, Socrato, Teaching, Teaching & Tutoring, Test Preparation, Testing
In today’s age of Internet-based and mobile phone technology, it’s no surprise that more and more tutors are turning to digital tools to help prepare students for admissions exams. The wide variety of such Internet tools fall under a few general categories. These include tutoring and lectures via webcam, databases to store study material and [...]
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Preparing for the ACT

By Abhi On April 28, 2015 · Add Comment · In Assessments, Exam: ACT, Resource, Socrato, Test Preparation, Testing
The ACT sits alongside the SAT as the two most popular standardized tests for college admissions in the US. In past decades the ACT was primarily used in non-coastal states where it has remained more popular to present, in contrast to coastal states where the SAT has been more frequently used. However, the spread of [...]
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Checklist for Writing a Scholarship Application Essay

By Abhi On April 21, 2015 · 1 Comment · In Tutoring
When applying for scholarships to help finance college education, one question many students ask is how to make their scholarship application essay stand out. The answer, as it turns out, is actually straightforward. To see how, consider the purpose of your application. At the simplest level, your scholarship application is a document that explains who [...]
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HiSET and TASC Compete to Replace GED High School Equivalency Test

By Abhi On February 24, 2015 · 1 Comment · In Assessments, Test Preparation, Testing
Up until the last few years, individuals seeking to demonstrate their high school certification without a diploma in the US have almost universally used the GED (General Educational Tests), created by the non-profit American Council on Education. In recent years, however, a revised GED that is more difficult and expensive ($80) has resulted in a [...]
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Latest Report: Only 25% of ACT Test-Takers Are Ready for College/Career

By Scott Cronenweth On September 25, 2013 · 6 Comments · In Exam: ACT, Exam: SAT, Testing
To be considered college-ready, all four benchmarks must be met. Only 26% of 2013 test-takers achieved that. 64% met the English benchmark, 44% met the reading and math benchmarks, and 36% met the science benchmark.
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Update on Next-Generation Assessment Systems

By Scott Cronenweth On September 18, 2013 · 3 Comments · In Common Core, Education: Industry, Exam: ACT, Testing
The purpose of all this testing is to measure individual students’ educational development, to guide teachers and support intervention. Ostensibly the tests will encompass not only academics, but also “interest inventories,” behavioral skills assessment by teachers, and more.
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Career Readiness Certification—A Survey of Existing National Tests

By Scott Cronenweth On September 9, 2013 · 2 Comments · In Assessments, Exam: ACT, Testing
Recently this blog referenced a new post-college standardized test called the Collegiate Learning Assessment. It’s clear that there’s a strong and growing market for post-collegiate career readiness testing and certification. So what other “national” tests are out there and how popular are they?
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President Obama Proposes a College Rating System

By Scott Cronenweth On September 3, 2013 · 5 Comments · In Education: General, In The News
Citing the growing crisis in student loan debt, and with college costs rising faster than grants and aid, President Obama last week proposed a plan design to put a lid on rising tuition costs by tying US federal student aid to college performance.
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Can Apps Help Babies Learn Or Not?

By Scott Cronenweth On August 13, 2013 · Add Comment · In Education: Technology
According to the non-profit Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood (CCFC), marketers of apps for very young children are “playing the education card” to stimulate app sales, with no substantive evidence that their products actually teach kids anything or increase children’s’ IQs.
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Common Core Standards: 3 Big Impacts on Tutors

By Scott Cronenweth On August 7, 2013 · 3 Comments · In Assessments, Common Core, Teaching & Tutoring
With implementation and testing upon them, school districts and teachers are rushing to get up to speed on the Common Core. Integration of the new approach is likely to be an ongoing effort, but it’s urgent for educators to understand and embrace the gist of the new standards.
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