Academics · Adult Learning

Practice tests that
tell you what to study.

A practice test is most useful after it is scored. Log the score and the score you need, the time you used and each skill you missed with a count, then check off the review. Across tests the organizer shows how the score is moving and which skill keeps costing points, so the next week of study goes where it counts.

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Practice tests

The worked example is made up: three GED Ready math tests over six weeks, rising from 131 to 149. Saved on this device only.

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What you get

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What you finish with
A record per practice test: date, exam, subject, score, score needed, minutes used and allowed, skills missed with counts and three review checks. Works out the gap to the target and the time used; shows first and latest score per subject and the skills missed most across all tests; flags a score below target with the skill to study first, running out of time and reviews not done.
Who it is for
Adults and older teens preparing for the GED, HiSET, TABE or ACCUPLACER, and adult education teachers tracking practice with them.
Format
Browser organizer with a saved record per practice test. Prints one test, all of them in a table or a blank sheet; downloads a spreadsheet (.csv); exports and imports a file.
Access
$5 one-time, yours on every device you sign in on; the tool opens once you are signed in with it. Included with the Caveat Academy pass and Whole-school licenses. Also in the Academics Suite pass ($149) and the Caveat Suite pass ($299). Everything you type stays in this browser; nothing is sent to Caveat.
Where it lives
The Adult Learning space in Caveat Academics.
Support
Questions about access, an order or a correction: team@caveatacademic.com.

How to use it

  1. Take the practice test timed.
  2. Log the score, target and minutes.
  3. List each skill you missed with a count.
  4. Review every wrong answer, then check it off.
  5. Study the skill missed most before the next test.

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Practice tests

Getting the most from a practice test1Take it timedOne sitting, real time limits.2Score itAgainst the score you need.3List what you missedBy skill, with a count.4Review every wrong answerWhy it was wrong, not just theright one.5Study the top skillThe one missed most.6Redo, then retestMissed questions first, then anew test.Getting the most from a practice test1Take it timedOne sitting, real time limits.2Score itAgainst the score you need.3List what you missedBy skill, with a count.4Review every wrong answerWhy it was wrong, not just the rightone.5Study the top skillThe one missed most.6Redo, then retestMissed questions first, then a new test.
Practice tests help most when you study the mistakes. Retrieval practice, recalling an answer instead of rereading, is one of the best-supported ways to learn.

Why the review matters

Taking tests strengthens memory more than rereading does, an effect researchers call retrieval practice. The gain is larger when you find out why an answer was wrong and try the question again later.

Reading a GED Ready score

GED Ready scores use the same 100 to 200 scale as the real test. A score of 145 or more is reported as likely to pass; the score report also lists the skills to work on, which can go straight into this log.

Sources

  1. Roediger, H. L., and Karpicke, J. D. (2006). Test-enhanced learning: taking memory tests improves long-term retention. Psychological Science, 17(3), 249 to 255.
  2. Dunlosky, J., et al. (2013). Improving students’ learning with effective learning techniques. Psychological Science in the Public Interest, 14(1), 4 to 58.
  3. GED Testing Service (ged.com): GED Ready score ranges and score reports.
  4. Data Recognition Corporation (TABE) and College Board (ACCUPLACER): practice tests and score reports.

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