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Piqosity’s learning tips and strategies for overcoming common roadblocks in education, as well as analyses of why these problems persist across generations of students.

ISEE Verbal Reasoning Strategies

The ISEE Verbal Reasoning test is the first of four sections in this private school admissions exam. Students who excel on the ISEE are set up for success on their private school applications, so taking the time to prepare for each section in advance is worth the effort! The ISEE (Independent School Entrance Exam, [...]

By Sara Fetahagic|2024-09-09T15:29:22-05:00September 5th, 2024|English, ISEE Test Prep, ISEE: Lower Level, ISEE: Middle Level, ISEE: Upper Level, Learning Tips|

How to Use Piqosity Courses for Test Prep this Summer

Summer time! School’s out and everyone’s ready for a break. While it’s important to take this time to travel, work on your hobbies, or just relax before the next school year, summers are also a great time to dedicate to test prep while you don’t have school work to worry about. Piqosity offers courses [...]

By Brittany Meek|2024-06-18T12:06:56-05:00June 18th, 2024|English, Learning Tips, Math|

The Student’s Role in the Private School Admissions Process

The ISEE test is part of a process in which you present yourself as a candidate to a group of people whom you have likely never met. This same group of people has to then decide if they like you or not based on your credentials and, in some cases, your personality. What sounds [...]

By Shelby Joe|2024-05-28T15:56:41-05:00May 2nd, 2024|ISEE Test Prep, ISEE: Upper Level, Learning Tips|

The Benefits of Retesting and Taking Multiple Practice Exams

A strong (or weak) test score can have a huge impact on college or private school admissions. Test scores are one of the most important factors that admissions offices consider when admitting applicants—no wonder taking standardized tests can be so stressful for students! To help improve test-taking performance, students and their parents will frequently [...]

By Sara Fetahagic|2024-08-22T11:55:09-05:00April 12th, 2024|ACT Test Prep, ISEE Test Prep, Learning Tips, SAT Test Prep|

Think “I Suck at Math”? You Can Change That

Ask a student their least favorite subject, and you’ll often hear, “I hate math.” Ask them why, and they’ll say, “because I suck at math.” Really, their reasoning makes sense—how many things that you’re bad at are among your favorite activities? As it turns out, a distaste for mathematics is extremely common, and a [...]

By Josephine Schreiber|2024-08-26T15:44:32-05:00March 7th, 2024|Learning Tips, Math|

Understanding What Your Kids are Going Through: Child Psychology and Development

Gaining a familiarity with child psychology and development is immensely beneficial to any parent’s relationship with their child. Maintaining effective communication with one's child is a common struggle for parents. The way adults tend to talk about their daily lives and the problems they’re dealing with doesn’t seem to translate well in a conversation [...]

By Sara Fetahagic|2024-01-18T10:00:35-06:00January 18th, 2024|Learning Tips|

Books to Increase Vocabulary for Each Grade Level

A wide personal vocabulary is essential to develop throughout one’s life, and it’s especially vital for grade students that have exams and college in their future. That’s why we’ve developed this collection of books to increase vocabulary, including one book aligned to each grade between 4th and 11th grade so that any student can [...]

By Sara Fetahagic|2024-06-21T16:20:28-05:00November 21st, 2023|English, Learning Tips|

How to Motivate Students for Standardized Tests

Parents and teachers who are struggling with how to motivate students for standardized tests feel the truth behind the old cliché: “you can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make it drink.” So how can you convince your students that it’s worth their time and energy to prepare fully and strategically for [...]

By Evan Pengra Sult|2024-04-12T13:56:07-05:00September 21st, 2023|ACT Test Prep, ISEE Test Prep, Learning Tips, SAT Test Prep, Teachers & Tutors|

Multiplayer Math Games You Can “Count” On

If you are the parent, teacher, or tutor of a student who is particularly resistant to practicing their math skills, you’re no doubt eager for strategies to engage them—enter, multiplayer math games! Particularly in upper grade levels as the myth of “I suck at math” becomes more entrenched in students' learning, finding ways to [...]

By Josephine Schreiber|2023-09-13T15:41:42-05:00August 23rd, 2023|Learning Tips, Math, Teachers & Tutors|

How to Improve Time Management Skills for Students

School, extracurriculars, part-time jobs… with many students having jam-packed schedules, time management skills are essential in ensuring they get the most out of their education. After all, what good are all of those activities if you can’t seem to keep up and are constantly losing track of due dates for important assignments? It’s incredibly [...]

By Josephine Schreiber|2024-06-08T23:17:20-05:00August 10th, 2023|English, Learning Tips, Math|

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