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ACT Test Prep Course
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Prepare for the ACT® at Westfield State University. Learn strategies to improve your score through our intensive ACT preparation program.
Our ACT Prep Course includes expert instruction, a proven format, all required course materials, access to diagnostic exams, and online support resources in one convenient, affordable package.
Expert Instructors: Our test prep instructors are highly trained professionals. Our experienced instructors know the ACT and care about helping you achieve your goal.
Proven Strategies: Westfield State University’s curriculum was developed by test-prep experts, who have years of experience writing test questions and preparing students for success.
Online Support: Our online support package for both in-person and live-online ACT courses includes access to recordings of all class modules, an instructor-monitored question forum, and online office hours. Access to the student portal which contains these online resources continues through 120 days after your last scheduled day of class, so you will still have support for your independent practice after your course is over.
Convenient Schedule Options: Live-Online courses provide alternative schedules and the added benefit of taking the course from anywhere in the world.
Value: The course fee includes all student course materials, access to online resources, and instruction from a trained professional who cares about your success.
The ACT Prep Course includes:
- Expert classroom instruction
- Experienced, dedicated instructors
- Official preparation guide which includes practice tests from ACT
- Course workbook
- Thorough presentations and explanations
- Review of frequently tested topics
- Access to online support resources
Choose the Format That Works for You!
ACT Prep courses are offered live-online, giving you the option to choose the schedule that works best for you. Live-online courses offer the same great program as an in-person ACT Prep Courses with the added flexibility of attending class from any location. Our virtual classroom provides you with the opportunity to interact in real time with our expert instructors and to re-watch the recordings of your classes at your convenience through 120 days after your last scheduled class session.
System Requirements:
ACT Live-Online Prep Courses and Live-Online Office Hours require Adobe Connect, a free application. All you need to participate in live-online courses or office hours are a high-speed internet connection and speakers or headphones.
The ACT Prep Course covers:
Test Taking Strategies
- Use the process of elimination
- Master time-management skills
- Minimize test anxiety
- Identify common distractors
Quantitative Topics
- Practice solution techniques for problems containing variables
- Learn efficient approaches to complicated multi-step problems
- Discover tactics for translating difficult word problems into equations
Verbal Topics
- Identify correct idiomatic speech in sentence correction problems
- Understand the basic concepts of rhetorical construction
- Learn which grammar errors are most frequently tested
- Understand which part of the passage to read for reading comprehension questions
- Recognize the difference between global and local test items
- Identify passages written from the journalistic and engaged perspectives
Science Reasoning Topics
- Identify parameters for test items involving graphs and charts
- Interpolate or extrapolate answers from data given in tables
- Recognize the point of an experiment in research summary items
About Our Program:
Westfield State University’s Test Prep program is partnered with Educational Testing Consultants, a leader in higher education test preparation. Each year, Educational Testing Consultants helps thousands of students prepare for the important pre-college standardized tests at major colleges and universities across the United States. Educational Testing Consultants provides a proven program with a record of success and highly trained, top-quality instructors. Learn more about Educational Testing Consultants at www.etctestprep.com.