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Mid Term Exams and Final Exams are weighted thereby counting a lot more than everything else

academ11 — Thu, 19 Nov 2015 03:16:32 +0000

Mid Term Exams and Final Exams are weighted which count a lot more than any other scores they get in a class-typically 20% of a students overall grade. Starting early, a struggling student would do well to make a top grade on these weighted exams to offset some less than spectacular scores during the course… Continue reading Mid Term Exams and Final Exams are weighted thereby counting a lot more than everything else

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Prepare for SAT and ACT with coaching-your child’s career and Scholarships are depending on it

academ11 — Wed, 15 Jul 2015 00:49:51 +0000

Are you preparing in advance for the SAT and ACT? Your child’s college and career and Scholarships depend on it. This is a competitive world for students to get into the colleges of their choice. Their careers and their future could hinge on a maximized SAT or ACT score. Its not what they know. They… Continue reading Prepare for SAT and ACT with coaching-your child’s career and Scholarships are depending on it

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Thank a serviceman

academ11 — Mon, 25 May 2015 21:00:09 +0000

Take the time to thank someone in the military that has worked hard to protect our freedom

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Begin preparing for Finals now-its 20% of the overall grade

academ11 — Mon, 23 Mar 2015 16:14:32 +0000

We get asked a lot about testing and the importance of test scores in relation to a student’s learning.

By prepping early for tests, students are reviewing material and learning it-no question. Its when students cram the night before that they don’t learn the material and get “test anxiety”.

Last minute cramming does nothing but stress the student and rarely does it help improve their scores.

Exams are weighted scores often counting 20-25% towards their overall grade in the class. Why waste an opportunity to radically improve in a class grade by waiting until the last minute to prepare for what counts the most in class? A poor test score is much harder to undo than a poor homework score.

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Are you preparing in advance for Standardized tests like the SAT and ACT?

academ11 — Sat, 24 Jan 2015 13:50:51 +0000

Are you preparing in advance for the SAT and ACT? Your child’s college and career depend on it. This is a competitive world for students to get into the colleges of their choice. Their careers and their future could hinge on a maximized SAT or ACT score. Its not what they know. They made the… Continue reading Are you preparing in advance for Standardized tests like the SAT and ACT?

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Final exams and end of semester testing scores are weighted

academ11 — Sat, 22 Nov 2014 15:25:21 +0000

We get asked a lot about testing and the importance of test scores in relation to a student’s learning.

By prepping early for tests, students are reviewing material and learning it-no question. Its when students cram the night before that they don’t learn the material and get “test anxiety”.

Last minute cramming does nothing but stress the student and rarely does it help improve their scores.

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make time for Foundational support and Test Prep skills

academ11 — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 18:27:19 +0000

Tutoring as just homework will get you limited results at best. If you really want lasting true growth for students that will stay with the student, consider foundational support and test taking skills as part of your regular tutoring routine. Tests count more for grades than anything. Doesnt it make more sense to be prepared well… Continue reading make time for Foundational support and Test Prep skills

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Tips for taking reading tests for comprehension

academ11 — Wed, 17 Sep 2014 19:16:50 +0000

Did you know its always better to read the questions before reading the passages when taking reading tests? This will give you more time. If you read the passage and then read the questions, you have to go back and read the passage again. Its better to know what your reading for in the way… Continue reading Tips for taking reading tests for comprehension

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Study Skills

academ11 — Thu, 28 Aug 2014 19:50:13 +0000

Students need Study Skills help. They don’t teach it in the classroom, but yet rarely can a student excel without them. Some people like to teach Study Skills separately. Kids tend to forget them when they don’t use them, so apply study skills lessons to a subject. they’ll use it and get on track with regular… Continue reading Study Skills

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SAT and ACT Test prep for the Fall testing sessions

academ11 — Wed, 06 Aug 2014 14:15:35 +0000

Standardized tests such as the SAT and ACT require a different preparation approach. Did you know that the SAT still has a guessing penalty? In other words, when you miss a question, you get points deducted from your score as a penalty.
Time management is a big part of preparing for the SAT or ACT.
Some rules for taking he SAT or ACT:
If you don’t absolutely know the answer, skip it and come back to it at the end.
Don’t Christmas tree the answer sheet when your time is up, you could cost yourself a higher score. Not answering at all reduced deductions for wrong answers.
Eliminate wrong answers before determining which answer could be the correct one. There’s usually 2 right answers, but one is the most correct.
Go with your gut and don’t change answers once you decide the answer, your first answer is usually the correct one.
Check your work on the Math problems, even the wrong answer may appear as a correct one since they make it appear that one of the answers is correct if you accidentally skipped a step in the formula.

Before taking the test-Practice Practice Practice. Drill, Drill, Drill

The SAT changes in two years to be closer to the ACT in format and scoring, but in the meantime these are the rules we live under.

I hope these tips help.

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