​​The Power of a Practice Test

For Schools and Districts
Early and frequently practice testing allows administrators

and teachers the opportunity

to identify potential weaknesses and address them.

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What We Do

Our team is committed to helping your students Master the ACT!

Phone: (385) 424-0141

Email: strategicactprep@gmail.com

For Sophomores

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• Long Term Content Intervention
• Early assessment of content strengths and weaknesses
• Early insight into strengths and weaknesses that emerge on timed tests
• An early score report to be reviewed by parents and students
• Data allows teachers to focus on long term intervention (approximately 14 months of school instruction before the state test)
• Introduce a culture of growth mindset into standardized test achievement

Recommendation: Highlight and address weaknesses on the item analysis that have already been covered in curriculum up to that point.  How much of a student’s score reflects content not yet covered vs. content covered, but not mastered?

For Seniors

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• Short Term Strategy Intervention
• Increase college access and readiness
• Improve school benchmark achievement

Recommendation: Combine practice testing effort with campaign to encourage students to take the October and December ACT tests (and subsequent ACT tests, depending on college plans).

For Juniors

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• Shorter Term Content Intervention + Long Term Strategy Intervention
• Reevaluate content strengths and weaknesses
• Review skills of testing intelligence/savvy
• Parents and students may review a score report with a score close to what they are likely to see on the state test
• Data allows teachers to focus on shorter term content intervention (4 months of school instruction before the state test)
• Improve school benchmark achievement

Recommendation: Focus teachers on a four-month plan to help students learn strategies to show what they know on test day.
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