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The Common Core State Standards Initiative tests are relatively new standardized tests, given to students at every grade level on an annual basis. They are designed to ensure that each student receives a similar education regardless of location, with the ultimate goal of creating better-equipped high school graduates. What Makes These Tests Different? As a […]

Who isn’t stressed out with talk of the STAAR English test? Despite the fact that English is an everyday language used by Americans, many still have trouble in composing essays or compositions. This is why students often find essay writing tests difficult. They may have the ideas in mind but putting them together is a […]

The testing mandated by the Common Core State Standards Initiative is a standardized test battery. Here, we’ll review the major portions of the test as well as some points of interest about the Initiative itself. Who is Tested? The test created by the Common Core State Standards Initiative is known as the ELA (English Language […]

The CogAT ® Test, or Cognitive Abilities Test™, is a commonly-given cognitive test used to determine whether kids will qualify for their district’s gifted and talented program. There are two versions of the CogAT test: the Form 6 and the Form 7. The Form 7 is newer, issued in 2011, and is being used in […]

The CTBS ™ Test, which stands for Canadian Test of Basic Skills™, is a competitive gifted and talented test given in Canada to students aiming to get into advanced programs. The test is anxiety-producing for Canadian parents since it can determine whether a child makes it into the program of their choice. The Canadian Test […]

Preparing for the Common Core State Standards is just another test that parents have to prepare for. Proper preparation can give your child an edge which may mean the difference between inaccurately low scores and scores which reflect your child’s true abilities. What the Tests Entail For a thorough description of Arkansas’ testing battery, you […]

For parents facing the NYC G&T test, the end of the holiday season means the beginning of an even more frantic, jam-packed time of year: the countdown to the New York City gifted & talented admissions test. The test, which takes place in January, is super competitive and gets more so each year. For that […]

The State Standards Initiative has one main goal: producing better-educated high school graduates. Parents of school age children have been worried about this exam in recent years as another standardized testing battery appeared on students’ radar. How the Initiative Came to Be The State Standards Initiative is the result of a collaboration between the Council […]

It’s welcome news to any parent preparing for a Gifted & Talented test that it’s officially holiday season! The holidays allow us to spend time with family and friends and remember what’s really important in our hectic lives. For parents, the holidays also give us a break from the seemingly endless schoolwork and extracurricular activities […]

The STAAR exam, or State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, was introduced in 2012, replacing the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills which was the most common assessment tool used in public schools for several years in Texas. The students are not the only ones assessed by the STAAR exam but also the schools. […]