Educational inequity is a crisis in the United States, and standardized tests are among the best available tools for understanding disparities in achievement and opportunity. We can only fix what we can measure. This post is authored and published by the National Test Prep Association and shared here with permission.
Standardized testing evaluates test takers’ understanding of meaningful academic skills that are necessary for their success as students, professionals, and citizens. This post is authored and published by the National Test Prep Association and shared here with permission. Photos by Kelly Sikkema and John Arano on Unsplash
In addition to higher test scores, test preparation has many additional benefits. This post is authored and published by the National Test Prep Association and shared here with permission.
Standardized tests remain among the most efficient and effective tools for measuring student knowledge, ability, and achievement. This post is authored and published by the National Test Prep Association and shared here with permission.
An aspect of the conversations around college admissions that has baffled me is how some college admissions officers and college counselors entirely dismiss the input of SAT and ACT tutors. Everyone’s input should be put to scrutiny, especially when someone has a financial interest in a topic. So scrutiny of a tutor’s input is justified. But is outright rejection of the possibility that they can meaningfully add to the discussion surrounding the value of the SAT and ACT? I think not. Here’s why. Understanding Samantha Only SAT and ACT tutors see the tests, students’ performance and progress on the actual
Here are the keys I have found for succeeding at work and in life. Work Hard This seems obvious, right? Actually, not so much. For the last 9 years, I have been asking my students what the primary key to success is. The answers have ranged from: connections, education, money, luck, personality, etc. Most of those are good to great answers. But none of them are as important as hard work. If you don’t work hard, then none of the other things matter overly much. But, if you do work hard enough, then you can overcome not having most, if
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