Hopkins Community Education

Which test is a better fit for your child?  The ACT or the SAT?This can be a difficult decision.  A student with challenges to working or verbal memory will do better on the ACT reading section because the passages are shorter.  A student with challenges to spatial perception or visual memory, may prefer the SAT because there is less geometry, trigonometry and no science section.Mindprint is an affordable evidence-based online solution that identifies each student's learning strengths and challenges.  The objective is to gain an understanding of each student's non-academic strengths and needs in areas like executive functions, memory, processing, and reasoning.  The assessment will provide the student with an indication of whether the ACT or SAT test would be a better fit for them as well as improving academic performance.  Click Here to view the "Top 10 Things to Consider" in SAT or ACT.Additional Information:-The at-home online assessment takes about an hour-Cognitive assessment results provided within a weekSteps Involved:-Parents register their child for the Discovery Test.-Hopkins Community Education provides the student information to All Star Academic Tutoring.-Academic All Star Tutoring will contact parents via email to let them know an email will arrive from Mindprint system to allow for them to assess the student at home.-The student will take the Mindprint Assessment at home (the assessment takes about 1 hour)-When the Mindprint report is complete (usually less that a week), Academic All Star Tutoring reviews the information to ascertain whether the ACT or SAT is a better fit for the student based on the cognitive skills assessment.-Academic All Star Tutoring provides a written recommendation to the parents and students based on the results.  Parents are also given access to the Mindprint Learner Profile and suggested tools for test preparation and other academic areas.-Parents continue to have access to the toolbox and report online for one year.