{"id":18227,"date":"2017-08-02T09:28:22","date_gmt":"2017-08-02T13:28:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/?p=18227"},"modified":"2017-10-12T12:13:08","modified_gmt":"2017-10-12T16:13:08","slug":"test-prep-programs-offer-strategies-practice-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2017\/08\/test-prep-programs-offer-strategies-practice-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Reducing Test Terror: Prep programs offer strategies, practice for success"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"298\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"18233\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2017\/08\/test-prep-programs-offer-strategies-practice-success\/act-prep-17-147-small\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/08\/act-prep-17-147-small.png\" data-orig-size=\"1000,1008\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"act-prep-17-147 small\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/08\/act-prep-17-147-small.png\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-18233 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/08\/act-prep-17-147-small-298x300.png\" alt=\"Student works through a problem in the ACT Test Prep Class July 2017\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/08\/act-prep-17-147-small-298x300.png 298w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/08\/act-prep-17-147-small-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/08\/act-prep-17-147-small-768x774.png 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/08\/act-prep-17-147-small-580x585.png 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/08\/act-prep-17-147-small-610x615.png 610w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/08\/act-prep-17-147-small-198x200.png 198w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/08\/act-prep-17-147-small-397x400.png 397w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/08\/act-prep-17-147-small.png 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px\" \/>The instructor clicks to the next geometry slide showing a simple shape with angles and dotted lines. It probably shouldn\u2019t be that hard.<\/p>\n<p>But to someone who hasn\u2019t encountered a problem like this in years, and for whom math was never a strong suit, it\u2019s a heart-racing, sweaty-palm, insecurity-inducing roadblock.<\/p>\n<p>Yet the students scattered throughout the classroom are confident. They\u2019ve already sat through three days of this material. Their minds are refreshed; they remember that a quadrilateral has 360 degrees. Heck, they actually remember what a quadrilateral is.<\/p>\n<p>The material is part of the ACT test prep program offered through the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga\u2019s Center for Professional Education. The center partners with Educational Testing Consultants (ETC) to provide preparation for the ACT as well as the LSAT, GMAT and GRE.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you look at the Chattanooga community, there\u2019s a need for these programs,\u201d says <a href=\"https:\/\/www.utc.edu\/center-professional-education\/profiles\/nmp919.php\">Jeff Grant<\/a>, program coordinator for UTC\u2019s Center for Professional Education. \u201cWe\u2019re trying to make it as successful as possible. And, if you look at other vendors, their prices are much higher than what we offer. So we\u2019re trying to fulfill a need here.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Serving local students and professionals<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Since the Center for Professional Education began the test prep program last year, an estimated 50 to 60 area high school students have come to campus to prepare for their ACTs.<\/p>\n<p>The courses are quick refreshers on subjects covered on the tests, but more importantly, they teach test-taking strategy.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"292\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"18232\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2017\/08\/test-prep-programs-offer-strategies-practice-success\/act-prep-17-138-small\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/08\/act-prep-17-138-small.png\" data-orig-size=\"1000,1028\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"act-prep-17-138 small\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/08\/act-prep-17-138-small-996x1024.png\" class=\"alignright wp-image-18232 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/08\/act-prep-17-138-small-292x300.png\" alt=\"ACT test prep instructor Ryan Gallagher works through a problem with students July 2017\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/08\/act-prep-17-138-small-292x300.png 292w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/08\/act-prep-17-138-small-768x790.png 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/08\/act-prep-17-138-small-996x1024.png 996w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/08\/act-prep-17-138-small-580x596.png 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/08\/act-prep-17-138-small-610x627.png 610w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/08\/act-prep-17-138-small-195x200.png 195w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/08\/act-prep-17-138-small-389x400.png 389w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/08\/act-prep-17-138-small.png 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 292px) 100vw, 292px\" \/>In this ACT test prep course, instructor Ryan Gallagher is quick to point out how to best approach each problem as he works through them with students.<\/p>\n<p>Gallagher, who also has experience teaching speech, biology, chemistry and music to high schoolers, presents another geometry problem. This time, there are no shapes, just words. He reminds the visual learners of how they can use their scrap paper to draw the shape and begin attacking the problem in a way that works best for them.<\/p>\n<p>With these strategies in hand, even if the test-taker isn\u2019t the most confident on a specific subject, they will be less likely to have that blinding, brain-freezing reaction to a problem. Instead, they\u2019ll know how to attack it head on.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur curriculum is designed by test-writing experts with experience writing items for the GRE, GMAT and LSAT \u2014 among other state and national tests,\u201d explains ETC CEO Steven Shotts.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Flexible and convenient<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Center for Professional Education offers the convenience of on site preparation programs for UTC students or folks out in the Chattanooga community,\u00a0as well as \u201clive-online\u201d courses to reach a wider region of test-takers who aren\u2019t on campus or right next door.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe call our programs \u2018live-online\u2019 to emphasize the fact that, while the classes are delivered online, they are taught by a live teacher in real time, sometimes called synchronous learning. Students can still ask questions and interact with their teacher and peers,\u201d says Shotts.<\/p>\n<p>Through the Center for Professional Education and ETC partnership, free strategy workshops are also offered for those preparing to take the LSAT and GRE. For more information, visit their website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.utc.edu\/center-professional-education\/test-prep\/strategy-workshop.php\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Center for Professional Education<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>UTC\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.utc.edu\/center-professional-education\/index.php\">Center for Professional Development<\/a> is relatively new to campus. Founded in 2016, the center provides professional and workforce development training in Chattanooga and the surrounding region. It is committed to providing training programs that are valuable to workers in a variety of industries.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>ETC<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/etctestprep.com\/\">ETC<\/a> offers test preparation services to universities primarily through continuing education departments and divisions. The company offers more than a one-size-fits-all approach. Instead, it tailors test preparation courses to meet the specific needs of each university and community. ETC also funnels some of the proceeds from their revenue-generating test prep classes into such programs as free workshops.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UTC&#8217;s Center for Professional Development partners with Educational Testing Consultants (ETC) to provide test prep courses for the ACT, GRE, LSAT and GMAT.<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><span><a class=\"more-link button text\" href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2017\/08\/test-prep-programs-offer-strategies-practice-success\/\"><span>Continue Reading 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