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Tests and the Rest: College Admissions PodcastANSWER TRAPS ON STANDARDIZED TESTSThe difficulty of individual multiple-choice questions depends on far more than just the questions themselves, as any test taker who has struggled to differentiate between several tempting choices can attest. Amy and Mike invited educator Vinny Madera to share his research on answer traps on standardized tests. What are five things you will learn in this episode? What is an answer trap, and why do they exist? What is a distractor answer choice? What are common types of math distractor choices on standardized tests? What are common types of...2023-07-2829 minTests and the Rest: College Admissions PodcastAll About Test Prep Wizards: Fully Customizable, Low-Cost, White-Labeled Score ReportingAll About Test Prep Wizards: Fully Customizable, Low-Cost, White-Labeled Score Reporting What are five things you will learn in this episode? What is the story behind Test Prep Wizards Score Reporting? How does Test Prep Wizards Score Reporting work? Who currently uses Test Prep Wizards Score Reporting? What kinds of outcomes do users experience? What should someone curious about Test Prep Wizards Score Reporting know about it? ABOUT TEST PREP WIZARDS SCORE REPORTING Test Prep Wizards provides low-cost, customizable, white-labeled score reports for individuals and institutions. Since reports are fully customizable, you can tr...2022-05-2916 minTests and the Rest: College Admissions PodcastCalculator Usage On The SAT and ACTA calculator on a high stakes test fits the classic definition of a double-edged sword: formidable in the hands of an expert but a liability for those who don’t know how to use it. Amy and Mike invited educators Vinny Madera and Tony Miglio to outline the essential facts of calculator usage on the SAT and ACT. What are five things you will learn in this episode? Is a calculator really necessary on the SAT and ACT? What are the best calculators to use on the tests? On which test is the calculator more important? Ho...2021-08-0327 minTests and the Rest: College Admissions PodcastTracking Score DataThe old saying “What gets measured gets managed” can definitely be applied to testing data. But what exactly should be measured and why? Amy and Mike invited test prep wizard Vinny Madera to analyze opportunities and imperatives in tracking test score data. What are five things you will learn in this episode? What data matters in the context of standardized tests? What can a great educator do with student data? Why is the human element still essential to truly understand score data? How does a test scoring protocol influence how student data is tracked? What are the l...2020-11-0624 min