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The Desmos calculator is a key feature of the digital SAT’s math section, offering advanced functions and leveling the playing field for all test-takers. Learn how Academic Approach integrates Desmos into our curriculum to prepare students for success.
The PSAT is going digital and adaptive, much like the new SAT. Rolling out this October, the PSAT 10 and PSAT 8/9 will feature a combined Reading and Writing section, allow calculators throughout, and offer a more personalized test experience. The tests align closely with the SAT, making early preparation crucial for students. Schools must act now to ensure readiness for the digital shift, from tech setup to student training.
The SAT is evolving, featuring an adaptive model and new test formats. From blending reading and writing sections to changing how math is tested, it’s a new dance but the same steps. Academic Approach is here to guide students and educators through these changes with data-driven curriculum and strategies.
The SAT is transitioning to a digital and adaptive format, offering faster scoring and a more personalized test experience. Discover how these changes affect test preparation and how Academic Approach can help.
The SAT and PSAT are going digital in 2023, with key changes in test length, question types, and scoring speed. Learn what these updates mean for students and educators in our quick Q&A.
As high school teachers and administrators, you understand the importance of the PSAT/NMSQT. As standardized test experts, we also get it. Students, however, have widely
In the Beginning The Academic Approach story begins with its founder, Matthew Pietrafetta, as a PhD candidate and instructor at Columbia University in New York
Many students struggle to find productive ways to fill the summer. For the past four years, Academic Approach has provided Chicago students a way to
Researchers and educators have long emphasized the importance and value of engaging students in the authentic practices of the discipline they study (e.g. Edelson, 1998).
In Illinois, Michigan, and across the country, students and educators had been preparing for months to get ready for one day: April 10, the SAT
