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Gideon PSAT Course Topics
Gideon
strongly considers PSAT test alone as unique and very important
because of the following reasons: 1.
Unique
opportunity to qualify for the National Merit Scholarship Program
(top 1%) 2.
Commended
Scholar Award (top 5% at the state level). Recognition throughout
the career path. 3.
Recognition
by many corporate level scholarships for finalists and
semi-finalists. 4.
Hundreds
of colleges guarantee additional Merit Scholarships to National
Merit finalists. 5.
Many
colleges offer significant institutional grants (sometimes even free
tuition) to National Merit finalists. 6.
Good
indication of preparedness for the SAT
Though
the level of complexity of the questions is same in both PSAT and
SAT, there are some subjects areas need not be required to prepare
for PSAT. Gideon relies on “Do what you need” philosophy. Gideon
focuses only on the PSAT required topics to help students empower
their knowledge and right skills in cracking PSAT. Our philosophy
also helps to utilize student’s time very effectively preparing for
this test. Gideon offer an intensive program specially designed
for PSAT. Our
course covers all of the topics that appear on the PSAT also
includes at least 6 full length PSAT exams with at least 2 reviews
with teachers. PSAT
Math Topics
PSAT
Critical Readings Topics
PSAT
Writing Topics
o
SAT
Identifying Sentence Errors o
SAT
Improving Sentences o
SAT
Improving Paragraphs
Focus on Strategies, Short-cuts and tips “Time management” is one of the critical factors in succeeding these competitive examinations. Most of the students face problem in managing time during these tests. Our experienced teachers bring their expertise in helping students to teach these strategies, short-cuts and tips. Homework exercises, weekly tests, quizzes and workshops help students to apply these techniques and have a better control over the final tests.Top-notch and Results Proven Material All
Gideon PSAT courses come with course materials. This best-seller gives student great
experience by providing them with ten new practice PSAT tests and
the solutions for all of them. This book also gives students access
to free online grading. Besides this book, Gideon
also provides workbooks for Math, Reading and Writing for class work
activities and daily home work. Online
Practice Tests Gideon
PSAT course also provides Online tool using which student is
accessed with the diagnostic test as well as take 9 more practice
tests online for more practice. This tool provides detailed analysis
of each test and every question in the test. This online tool also
provides the material for PSAT topics. This helps students to revise
online and keep in constant touch base with PSAT subjects even
during vacation time. This tool also helps Gideon team, parents and
students to track student’s progress in a timely manner.
Emphasis
on Practice tests Gideon
uses only official PSAT exams so that students can get a more
accurate assessment of their score and what they need to work on.
After the students take each exam, Gideon will run the answer sheets
through a computer system that produces an online analysis detailing
the student’s strengths and weaknesses which will pinpoint exactly
where the student may need to pay special attention. As these tests
are in the standard test format, students feel more comfortable when
they appear for the real test. Gideon gives more emphasis on these
practice tests, quizzes, home work exercises and workshops, which
help students to improve the speed and hence build the confidence to
secure better scores in the real test. Test
Results Reviews with Teachers Gideon
conducts at least 2 test result reviews with teachers. Class room
discussions between teachers and students help to clarify any sort
of questions immediately. These reviews help students to really
understand the mistakes done and also boost their confidence on
their right answers. Gideon proven results show that test results
review with teacher is more beneficial for the students and helps in
boosting their confidence level. Professional
Teachers for Each Subject Gideon
assigns experienced, certified and professional teachers for each
PSAT subject. This helps students to get the best quality of PSAT
subject with techniques, short-cuts and tips from the right “Guru”.
Our specialized and experienced teachers teach PSAT testing
strategies and short-cut techniques to solve different problems.
Gideon teachers also make sure that students apply these techniques
in their weekly tests. Individual
Attention to Every Student Every
student in Gideon no matter what program he/she enrolled given
individual attention. Every student performance and participation in
the classes is observed and tracked by our faculty as well as
management team. If any student needs extra support or help in any
particular area is given experienced, certified and professional
teachers for each PSAT subject. This helps students to get the best
quality of PSAT subject with techniques, short-cuts and tips from
the right “Guru”. Our specialized and experienced teachers teach
PSAT testing strategies and short-cut techniques to solve different
problems. Gideon teachers also make sure that students apply these
techniques in their weekly tests. Vocabulary,
Word “Roots”, “Prefixes” and “Suffixes” Gideon
conducts Vocabulary, Word “Root”, “Prefixes” and “Suffixes“quiz
every week. As Vocabulary is one of the critical factors that decide
about Verbal score in these tests, Gideon gives special attention
towards teaching Vocabulary in a proven methodology. In addition to
this, Gideon also focuses on teaching word “Roots”, “Prefixes” and
“Suffixes”. This helps students to crack the meaning of new words
appear in the actual exams and also helps building the vocabulary of
thousands of new words.
Workshops
Gideon
conducts Workshops in Math, Reading and Writing. Important and/or
advanced topics in Math, Reading and Writing are covered as part of
the workshops. This helps students to get familiarly about the
advanced topics or review of the important topics in that particular
subject area.
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*SAT
is a registered trademark of the College Board, which was not involved in
the production of, and does not endorse, this product.
*PSAT is a
registered trademark of The College Board and The National Merit
Scholarship Corporation, which were not involved in the production of, and
do not endorse, this product. sGideon has no affiliation with ACT®, Inc.
and Gideon is not approved or endorsed by ACT®,
Inc.