Common Core assessments push shift to ‘application’ of knowledge…http://t.co/qraobNWz

Private, Personalized, In-Home Tutors Are Best Way To Learn

A recent study conducted by Northwestern University and the University of Chicago has found that private, in-home tutors are the most proven, effective way to learn. The study compared students in a classroom, small groups of students in a learning center and students that received private, one-on-one, in-home tutoring. It showed that mastery of a subject was found to occur in 20% of students in a classroom setting, 70% in a group learning center setting, and 90% in those students who received private, one-on-one, in-home tutoring respectively.

The study further showed that students who participated in private, personalized, in-home tutoring spent more time on learning tasks due to lack of distractions. The study showed: students in a classroom setting spent 65% of their time learning, students tutored in small group learning centers spent 75% of their time learning, whereas those students who received private, personalized, in-home tutoring, spent 90% of their time actively learning.

Studies such as this and others, have demonstrated time and time again the importance of students receiving one-on-one, private, personalized, in-home tutoring. We, at Dolphin Academic Prep, have perfected the art of in-home tutoring and are here to serve your tutoring needs, so give us a call today!

Recently ACT released its edition of The Condition of College & Career Readiness report based on information collected from 2012 high school graduates taking the ACT college and career readiness exam. A record breaking number of students, more than half of the U.S. graduating class, took the ACT exam. Data shows that more than ¼ didn’t meet any of the four ACT College Readiness Benchmarks in English, mathematics, reading and science. Thus, suggesting that these students haven’t been adequately prepared by their respective high schools and hence are likely to struggle in first-year College courses in all four of those subject areas.

Furthermore, the report states that 15% of test-takers met only one out of the four benchmarks, while 17% of test-takers met just two benchmarks. In short, a total of 60% of test takers met no more than two of the four benchmarks. Therefore, in all, only ¼ of the students showed the necessary proficiency needed in all four subject areas; something unchanged from the previous year.

Remarking on the report findings, ACT Chief Executive Officer, Jon Whitmore, said that “Far too many high school graduates are still falling short academically”.

This is particularly unsettling because as the U.S. continues to advance in the global economy, more of our students will be competing in the same job market as their better-prepared international counterparts. In order for our students to maintain the long-term economic security of the U.S., our students need to be better prepared.

The College Readiness Benchmarks are empirically derived and based on actual grades earned in college by students who took the ACT. The Benchmarks specify the minimum scored that is needed on each of the four ACT subject tests to indicate that a student has a 75% chance of earning a grade of C or better or a 50% chance of earning a B or better in a typical credit-bearing first year college course in that particular subject area. These benchmarks are a great indicator of college readiness as the ACT continually updates its research to ensure that the Benchmarks are reflective of college success.

Jon Whitmore further stated that, “Our research supports what many educators and parents have long suspected – that the best way to help our students prepare for successful futures is by monitoring their achievement, academic behaviors and goals starting early in their academic careers and providing appropriate help whenever we find they are not on track for success.”

AP science and math courses inspire #STEM students…http://t.co/DQvq1wMB Need a Math or Science Tutor? Call Dolphin at 646-490-5075.

Some states are rethinking the kind of tests high school students must pass to graduate in the wake of the #CommonCore http://t.co/HxFpb4pI

Common Core Standards Are a ‘Heavy Lift’ for Districts, Educators…http://t.co/OssaPy4F

Columbus Day Lesson plans and activities for grades Pre-K – 8 (via @ScholasticTeach)…http://t.co/GN2ysIOa

1st & 2nd grade teachers or parents looking for Columbus Day materials for tomorrow, visit http://t.co/6O1uKgIr (via @ScholasticTeach)

We thought this depiction by Walt Handelsman on SAT security was funny. RT if you agree. http://t.co/Td91JrPf

College ‘Shopping Sheet’ Aims to Make Comparing Costs Easier…http://t.co/q4ZzOips