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News on the Redesigned Fall PSAT/Spring SAT

By Abhi On September 24, 2015 · Add Comment · In Assessments, Education: General, Exam: ACT, Exam: PSAT, Exam: SAT, In The News, Resource, Teaching, Test Preparation, Testing, Tutoring
Why Students Should Prep for the New PSAT For many years, taking the PSAT has helped college-bound high school students become familiar with the SAT, which typically is offered in the US and around the world several times a year. The PSAT was viewed as a practice test (especially if taken in the fall of [...]
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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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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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News on International SAT/ACT Tests

By Abhi On August 13, 2015 · Add Comment · In Assessments, Education: General, Exam: ACT, Exam: PSAT, Exam: SAT, Resource, Testing
International Students and the SAT   Last year, students took SAT® Program tests in over 175 countries outside the U.S. The SAT and SAT Subject Tests™ are offered overseas six times a year: in October, November, December, January, May, and June . . .         ACT International Test Centers September 2015 – [...]
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ACT Changes and Common Core Alignment

By Abhi On June 2, 2015 · 1 Comment · In Assessments, Common Core, Content, Education: General, Exam: ACT, Test Preparation, Testing
Recent news on the Common Core State Standards has put focus on US states that have decided or changed their stance on aligning school curriculum with Core Standards. One aspect of this large discussion has been concerned with how standardized admissions tests, the SAT and ACT, align with Core Standards. d The news that the [...]
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Will Common Core Alignment make the SAT a Better Assessment Test?

By Abhi On May 26, 2015 · 1 Comment · In Assessments, Common Core, Education: General, Education: Industry, Exam: ACT, In The News, Teaching, Test Preparation, Testing
Since the 2009 launch of the Common Core State Standards, a debate has grown in education over whether the standards represent a step forward for high schools. Educators, politicians, parents, and others have asked questions such as: Are the education standards superior to the ones they replace? Do they benefit students of all backgrounds fairly? [...]
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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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ACT Test Naming Convention: What’s in a Name?

By Abhi On May 5, 2015 · Add Comment · In Education: Technology, Exam: ACT, Teaching & Tutoring, Test Preparation, Testing
When it comes to ACT tests, have you ever wondered what’s in a name? Actually, let’s take a step back. Did you even realize ACT tests use a system of naming? New versions of the ACT are administered an average of five times every year, and each test is given its own naming code, a [...]
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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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