http://www.grammatix.com/sat-guessing-strategy-the-real-deal The inside scoop on standardized testing, with free advice from a real expert. Fri, 22 Aug 2008 02:54:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 http://www.grammatix.com/sat-guessing-strategy-the-real-deal#comment-18 mary Mon, 02 Jul 2007 18:22:53 +0000 http://www.grammatix.com/sat-guessing-strategy-the-real-deal#comment-18 That explains a lot. No wonder I'm not scoring higher. It looks like I guess opn almost every question That explains a lot. No wonder I’m not scoring higher. It looks like I guess opn almost every question

]]> http://www.grammatix.com/sat-guessing-strategy-the-real-deal#comment-19 oliver Tue, 03 Jul 2007 08:17:53 +0000 http://www.grammatix.com/sat-guessing-strategy-the-real-deal#comment-19 In actual fact the guessing strategy, when performed correctly, does reward students who can eliminate incorrect answers. Therefore it may be inapplicable to the 99th percentile but around the 60th percentile (wild unsubstantiated guess) it might well make a difference. In actual fact the guessing strategy, when performed correctly, does reward students who can eliminate incorrect answers. Therefore it may be inapplicable to the 99th percentile but around the 60th percentile (wild unsubstantiated guess) it might well make a difference.

]]> http://www.grammatix.com/sat-guessing-strategy-the-real-deal#comment-20 anonymous Fri, 06 Jul 2007 01:56:52 +0000 http://www.grammatix.com/sat-guessing-strategy-the-real-deal#comment-20 yeah, that's not actually right. well it's right. but it still needs you to "perform correctly" as you said, and the whole point of the article is that people don't perform it correctly since the test doesn't let you. yeah, that’s not actually right. well it’s right. but it still needs you to “perform correctly” as you said, and the whole point of the article is that people don’t perform it correctly since the test doesn’t let you.

]]> http://www.grammatix.com/sat-guessing-strategy-the-real-deal#comment-25 Charlie Tue, 10 Jul 2007 08:22:54 +0000 http://www.grammatix.com/sat-guessing-strategy-the-real-deal#comment-25 Looks like guessing may not be such a good idea after all. Daft really, if a student applies intelligence to the answer, even if they don't know what the answer is, they should be rewarded surely? At least not penalised. Looks like guessing may not be such a good idea after all. Daft really, if a student applies intelligence to the answer, even if they don’t know what the answer is, they should be rewarded surely? At least not penalised.

]]> http://www.grammatix.com/sat-guessing-strategy-the-real-deal#comment-28 Keep The SAT Mon, 16 Jul 2007 23:01:12 +0000 http://www.grammatix.com/sat-guessing-strategy-the-real-deal#comment-28 [...] planned to do a post on guessing strategies for the LSAT to complement my earlier article on guessing strategies for the SAT. But an article that appeared on American.com on Friday has forced me to pre-empt that [...] […] planned to do a post on guessing strategies for the LSAT to complement my earlier article on guessing strategies for the SAT. But an article that appeared on American.com on Friday has forced me to pre-empt that […]

]]> http://www.grammatix.com/sat-guessing-strategy-the-real-deal#comment-49 Who wants a handful of free LSAT points? Fri, 20 Jul 2007 17:17:19 +0000 http://www.grammatix.com/sat-guessing-strategy-the-real-deal#comment-49 [...] week we talked about guessing on the SAT, and saw how the standard guessing advice doesn’t actually work against real SAT test questions. [...] […] week we talked about guessing on the SAT, and saw how the standard guessing advice doesn’t actually work against real SAT test questions. […]

]]> http://www.grammatix.com/sat-guessing-strategy-the-real-deal#comment-69 How To Guess On The GRE CAT Fri, 27 Jul 2007 18:35:28 +0000 http://www.grammatix.com/sat-guessing-strategy-the-real-deal#comment-69 [...] is the last article in my three-part series on guessing strategies. We’ve already gone over guessing on the SAT and guessing on the LSAT, so now it’s time to tackle the weirdest guessing situation of them [...] […] is the last article in my three-part series on guessing strategies. We’ve already gone over guessing on the SAT and guessing on the LSAT, so now it’s time to tackle the weirdest guessing situation of them […]

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