Introduction : Mark gives a preview of his 63 minute interview with Jed Applerouth, founder of Applerouth.com

Preview :

• Jed gives his background, and he tells us a little bit about Applerouth
• Jed talks about the work Applerouth does for students with executive functioning.
• Jed and I talk about public flagship colleges and their insane out of state selectivity.
• Jed gives us the history of the ACT and he tells us what is going on with the ACT.
• Jed makes a case for why the Digital Test is so much better than the paper test.
• Jed talks why to quote Jed, the SAT is eating the ACT’s lunch
• Jed explains what adaptive testing is and he shares why he is a believer in adaptive testing.
• Jed talks about whether he sees the ACT going adaptive.
• Jed and Mark discuss why students like the Digital SAT
• Jed talks about why some students still do better and prefer the ACT
• Jed talks about the controversy around the first Digital SAT being so much harder and the rumor that students scored lower on the March test.
• Does Jed recommend a student not take the ACT or SAT until they have one semester of Algebra 2?
• What type of score gains should a student expect if they do test prep?
• Is one on one superior to group testing?
• What does the research show about the best way to improve your test scores?
• How many hours of test prep does the average student need?
• What is the role of practice tests in improving your test scores?
• What does the research show whether a student should take one test or two tests or three tests?

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