Overall, leveling up provides a signal that students are consistently advancing in content tested on the SAT, and is a marker for learning progress on OSP. Leveling up skills: As students progress through OSP material, they can achieve new levels in the skills practiced.

Following practice recommendations helps students learn how to stay focused when they study and work on areas where they most need to grow. Following personalized practice recommendations: OSP provides personalized practice recommendations based on a student’s previous scores and performance on any PSAT or SAT assessment or through mini-diagnostic quizzes.These best practices are things that any student can do on OSP to make the most of their time on the platform. In a new joint technical report analyzing Official SAT Practice usage by over half a million students in the class of 2019 between their PSAT/NMSQT and first SAT, we found that more time on Official SAT Practice is associated with higher SAT scores.īut time is not enough - this research shows that how students practice matters. We found that students who spent 6 or more hours of practice on Official SAT Practice (OSP) using a “best practice” score 39 points higher than students who do not use OSP, over and above the typical gains from PSAT/NMSQT to first SAT.

Every year, millions of students use Official SAT Practice on Khan Academy to prepare for success on the SAT. College Board and Khan Academy recently released new research showing how students can make the most of their practice time.

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