A young Christian girl who previously said she forgave the Islamic State (ISIS) for what it did has expressed her joy at the prospect of being able to return home after their town is liberated. In an interview with SAT-7 KIDS which was aired last year, Christian Iraqi girl Myriam inspired millions of people all over the world with her faith and forgiveness. Although her people have been driven away from the town of Qaraqosh by ISIS, she believes God loves those militants and she is praying that God will also forgive them.…
Imagine you were the so-called “perfect” student. You got A’s on every assignment, you were top of the class, and you understood concepts perfectly. Then, imagine not getting into the your perfect college, only getting accepted into colleges that did not correspond with your academic level. You got beat out to an unworthy student who never turned in an assignment a day in his life, but, who just so happened to get a better SAT score than you. Most students would be devastated; unfortunately this scenario is exactly what happens to many students who take the SAT.…
It goes on to explain how the ACT questions can be understood more quickly than SAT questions. With a big test like this, I feel like it is important to test all subjects; in which the SAT does not do. The SAT does not have a science section. Losing your focus is the worst thing you can do during a standardized test. The SAT bounces around from one subject to another,…
Each participant received 30-35 hours of detailed instruction for 4 weeks. The SAT-M scores of every participant improved by an average of 60 points during the first year of study. Also, a different group gains a total of 73 points in their second year. The students who did not participate in Professor Kaplan’s class had an average gain of only 13 points which is quite low compared to those who took the SAT prep course led by Kaplan.…
ACT testing is a very important thing. ACT testing is something colleges look at, one point difference can make or break what college wants you. You will want to do your absolute best on your ACT test. To do your absolute best you will need to prepare! Preparing for the ACT test is crucial and always helpful.…
Students are in families that are in poverty or are not in a good place financially tend to get lower SAT scores. The programs that truly impact your score are the expensive ones and based off of how much your family makes a year you might have an unfair advantage or disadvantage. An article published by The Washington Post proved that families who make under twenty thousand annually on average obtain a score within the thirteen hundreds while families who make over two hundred thousand a year on average score within the seventeen hundreds (goldfarb). Each family that makes more money than the other annually tends to score higher than the other. Some argue that the new SAT released has fixed all the problems of unfair biased and is a step…
The ACT is definitely the better choice for testing high school students and preparing them for college. The ACT is much easier to understand and interpret. With its four subjects split into four sections it is much easier and less confusing for high school students to understand the ACT.…
Also, the SAT can teach students how to eliminate wrong answers. Students will be taking a lot more tests and being able to narrow down answers is a useful skill to learn…
Also the ACT and SAT are testing core subjects, not everyone is planning on taking numerous math and reading courses. According to Abc News, “most studies find that the correlation between SAT scores and first year college grades is not overwhelming, and that only 10 percent to 20 percent of the variation in first year GPA is explained by SAT…
A problem with standardized testing, such as the ACT and the SAT, is that anyone can learn how to take a multiple choice test without having to learn the materials related to the test question. For example, a student took a class teaching them how to look at the wording of the question for hints or clues to what is being asked, decide which answer choices make the most sense, and then eliminate the questions they feel are not correct. Therefore, eliminating the possibility to be creative and use critical thinking. The two current college entrance exams do not require critical thinking, but only test how well a student can take a multiple choice exam. The ACT and the SAT, should use other methods than multiple choice and use philosophy to test the ability of a student’s knowledge and success in the future.…
You have a choice of either one. The major difference between them is the areas of testing. The SAT contains only three sections reading, math, and writing and language. The ACT is sectioned into four parts which are reading, math,…
The ACT holds a 1-36 grading scale for each subject. There are 1.55 points in English, 1.43 in Mathematics, 2.20 in Reading, and 1.75 in Science. This means that if a student were to take the exam a second time, there scores could differ higher or lower than how they tested previously. This can cause a significant consequence on applicants applying for scholarships if it interferes with a colleges “cut-off” scores. The ACT does nothing but underestimates students’ true academic ability.…
The SAT is not the only time pressured test though. The ACT is also just as time pressured as the SAT. The ACT consist of four sections or five if the students takes an optional writing section. The mandatory section are english, math, reading and science.…
It does a good job at creating a standardized process for sorting through hundreds of applicants. And as I believe that there is a strong correlation between a student’s test scores and their intellectual abilities, I do however think the ACT could do a better way of testing this. It’s multiple choice format makes it different from tests taken in a lot of high school courses where there are true or false questions, short answers, maps to label. This format fails to uncover how one can think through problems, express opinions, or create a presentation rather; it finds out what the student was able to memorize through their school career.…
Compared to the TOEFL exam, the SAT provides participants with a higher quality of knowledge. The sections of the SAT are more comprehensive and include questions that are more effort requiring, so a high score in the test is a reflection of a hard word and of sophisticated logical skills. Since the three sections are specialized in different fields, it is easier for students to gain some general knowledge. The range of new words that a student has to memorize while studying for the SAT actually prepares them for the advanced academic language used in the university books. The writing section, Critical Thinking texts and the logical and algebraic problems in the Math sections refine the participants’ logical skills which will be crucial for his or her academic progress.…