Dogwood’s Secret Sauce: The Best Approach to ACT-SAT Prep
What are the specific steps to take (and avoid) for your student to achieve his or her best results on the ACT or SAT? Start as early in junior year… Read more »
Category: ACT-SAT-PSAT Prep
Crisis Is Changing the Debate Over Standardized Exams
The pandemic is rapidly changing standardized testing. In this comprehensive article, Eric Hoover frames the evolving debate over ACT, SAT, AP and other tests with deep roots in our educational system.
Today’s Education Forecast: 100% Chance of Change
In just four amazing months since the pandemic took hold, the education world has changed so much. What lies ahead for K-12 schooling this fall? What’s happening with ACT-SAT testing? Buckle up and read on.
How to Win the Test-Optional Race
By Vinny Madera Seemingly each day, we read about another college going temporarily test-optional or an article about the “over 1200 schools that have gone test-optional.” Invariably, the article will… Read more »
California Drops SAT/ACT, Will Create New Test
On May 21, the University of California regents voted to suspend its SAT/ACT testing requirement until at least 2024. At the same time, they decided to invest millions of dollars… Read more »
Standardized Testing at Home
Over the next few weeks, three million high school students will take AP exams at home for the first time ever. Each test will be 45 minutes instead of the… Read more »
Tutoring During A Pandemic?
These are extraordinary times. Teachers and school administrators have responded with incredible speed and commitment. Students are doing their best with a new virtual education system that was implemented almost… Read more »
How Are SAT Math and ACT Math Different?
While the language arts sections of ACT and SAT are quite similar, the math sections are quite different on the two tests. SAT math and ACT math cover a similar… Read more »
Changes Coming for ACT in 2020
ACT has announced big changes for September 2020. One addition is how superscores will be reported to colleges. Second, they will start to roll out computer-based ACT tests on the… Read more »
Helping Students With Test Anxiety
Test anxiety is not just about how the child feels in the room taking the test, says Nathaniel von der Embse, an assistant professor of school psychology at the University… Read more »