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The College Planning Personality Test You Didn’t Know You Needed

Ruffaloni

Remember when we started talking about differentiated instruction in education? Think about it: we’ve spent decades in K-12 education adapting to different learning styles – visual, auditory, kinesthetic, you name it. How we recognized that students learn differently and need various pathways to success?

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GED Math Test Success—Overcoming Math Anxiety

Peterson's Blog

This blog will help build confidence and give strategies to succeed in the GED math test. It is malleable, and with hard work, you will expand your knowledge and conquer your test-day fears. You put in the grit, and well ensure you understand math concepts with our GED test prep.

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Gamification in Education: Pros, Cons, and Practical Insights

Peterson's Blog

As the digital landscape continues to evolve with ever-more immersive video games and apps, leaving education behind in making learning a more engaging experience would be a missed opportunity. This article takes a balanced approach, looking at psychological studies to explore gamification’s continuing role in education.

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6 Things You Should Never Do as the Parent of a College Student

Grown & Flown

However, as a higher education professional, I know I cant, and shouldnt, parent with that as my priority. In my work in higher education, I see examples of parental over-involvement that may come from love but may not, in the end, succeed in producing confident, capable adults. You dont need to know what they earned on every test.

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The 7 Best Test Optional Colleges: A Quick Guide

AdmissionSight

Not everyone feels confident when it comes to taking tests. You’re not alone— around 40 to 60% of high school students experience test anxiety, a type of stress that makes it tough to focus and perform well during exams. As a high school student, you’re probably no stranger to big tests like AP exams, the PSAT, or the SAT and ACT.

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Standardized Testing Guide for First Gen and/or Low Income Students

College Essay Guy

This probably won’t come as a surprise to you, but standardized testing (as in, the SAT and ACT) can have disparate negative impacts on first generation and/or low income (FGLI) students compared with wealthier students. TABLE OF CONTENTS (click to skip ahead) What even are these tests? so definitely don't stress about perfection.

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The Reintroduction of Test-Required Policies

Discovery College Consulting

Test-optional policies took off during the Covid 19 pandemic, though some institutions, mostly small liberal arts colleges, had adopted these policies in the early 2000s. Recently, some of the most selective colleges in the nation have been reverting to test-required policies. It would not be surprising if others follow suit.