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It’s Time to Sign Up for Fall SAT and ACT Test Dates

By Abhi On June 26, 2015 · Add Comment · In Assessments, Education: General, Exam: ACT, Exam: SAT, Resource, Teaching & Tutoring, Test Preparation, Testing
High school students who will be seniors in 2015-16, and who are planning to apply to colleges this fall, should register this summer for the first round of SAT or ACT testing, which begins in the fall. Students can sign up for this round of tests if they haven’t taken the exam(s) yet, or if [...]
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PARCC Assessment: News and Resources

By Abhi On June 18, 2015 · Add Comment · In Assessments, Common Core, Education: General, Education: Industry, Exam:PARCC, Resource, Teaching, Test Preparation, Testing
What is PARCC? PARCC raises the bar for students by finding innovative new ways to measure progress through critical thinking and problem-solving. Watch a short video about the PARCC difference . . .   Untangling PARCC’s new testing schedule   Score one for public activism and another for common sense. This week, the governing board [...]
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Understanding the PARCC Assessment

By Abhi On June 16, 2015 · Add Comment · In Assessments, Common Core, Education: General, Exam:PARCC, In The News, Resource, Teaching, Test Preparation, Testing
This article provides information on the content and current status of the standardized assessment test created by PARCC (The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers). PARCC is a consortium of states that develop Mathematics and English Language Arts/Literacy assessments for grades K – 12. Their goal is to ensure that graduating high [...]
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PSAT News and Resources

By Abhi On June 11, 2015 · Add Comment · In Education: General, Exam: PSAT, Exam: SAT, In The News, Resource, Test Preparation, Testing
Practice for the PSAT/NMSQT and PSAT 10 What will the redesigned PSAT/NMSQT and the PSAT 10 really be like? Find out firsthand by printing and taking the official redesigned PSAT/NMSQT practice test . . .         Redesigned PSAT Shifts Preparation Efforts For High School Students It’s that time of year: the high [...]
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Preparing for the Redesigned PSAT

By Abhi On June 9, 2015 · 1 Comment · In Assessments, Exam: PSAT, Exam: SAT, Socrato, Socrato: Announcements, Testing
After finishing a busy school year, high school students get some much anticipated vacation time to relax during the summer break. Although summer has traditionally been a time for vacationing, relaxing, and pursuing hobbies, many students also maintain  active through employment, summer assignments, classes, tutoring, or test preparation. For students taking the SAT in the [...]
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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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