Think like the test writer and raise your score |
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10 Apr 2010 8:26:49 pm by TheWizard
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- Unfortunately, it is a rare student (or teacher) who knows the full name of the SAT. What do you think it is? No, it is not something like the Scholastic Assessment Test or Scholastic Aptitude Test. It is "SAT Reasoning Test." Yes, this is a reasoning or critical thinking test. It measures how you think. Admission officers at colleges want to know if you think like a successful college freshman, and that's exactly what this test is supposed to determine. So, keep that title in mind.
- The SAT is a set of questions related to how you think about math and the world of words. The math content is hard for many students because it is information taught in elementary and middle schools and they haven't seen it for several years. For example, you learned about remainders in fourth grade and since then you've only seen them as decimals on your calculator. The test writer writes questions about remainders as you saw them in elementary school, "How many prime remainders does x/9 have?" Your calculator isn't going to figure that one out for you!!
- The reading test is titled the "Critical" reading test not reading "comprehension." It isn't about comprehending the information in each passage; it is about analyzing the writing in the passage. That is why our program isn't about doing math and learning to read. It is focused on how to think like the test writer thinks. You need to think to answer the test writer’s questions. That's right--we are going to teach you how to think like the person who writes the questions because that is going to raise your score more than just a simple review of the math topics on the test.
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Use the SAT structure to raise your score |
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10 Apr 2010 8:24:47 pm by test
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- There are many structural characteristics of the SAT that can be taken advantage of, resulting in higher scores. Knowing how to turn the "guessing penalty" into a reward is just one of them. Any time you eliminate one wrong answer, you should guess at the rest. The so-called "penalty" is now going to be a "reward."
- Except for the reading passage questions, the questions are always arranged from easy to hard for each question format. For example, in the math section with 18 questions, the first eight are multiple-choice questions, and they go from easy to hard, and then the “student-produced response" questions (numbers 9-18) are arranged from easy to hard.
- For most students, it is a very smart strategy to skip the last one to three multiple-choice questions and start with question number 9 to do the easy student-produced response questions. The first few of them are much easier than the last few multiple-choice questions, and they are worth just as many points.
- You will get those first few finished in much less time and probably get them all right compared to the last few multiple-choice questions, which will take much more time and are likely to be too difficult to get them all correct. These are just a couple of the ways that you can take advantage of the structure of the SAT. There are others you should learn and practice before taking the test.
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Biggest SAT Reading Test Mistake |
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10 Apr 2010 8:27:23 pm by Admin
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- One of the biggest mistakes students make when taking the SAT or ACT is they read the reading passages like they are reading for school. For their entire life, students have been taught to read for the details and learn the information so that they can answer the questions on the teachers' tests. Fine for school--bad for SAT and ACT tests!
- After all, these are open-book tests and the answers to detailed questions are right there in front of you. How hard would it be to answer questions about information in the passage? Not. So they ask questions that require a different reading style. Reading like a sponge to absorb the information is hurting your score.
- Critique the passage as a work of art. Reading for the details in these boring passages is causing you to lose focus as you read. You must be a critical, engaged, active reader. Learn to do this and watch your scores take off. Our students consistently raise their reading score 100 points or more by adopting a new reading style and learning how to choose the best answer.
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