Course Description
The SAT (Scholastic Assessment Test) is a globally recognized standardized test used for college admissions in the United States and other countries. The preparation course is designed to equip students with the essential tools and techniques necessary to achieve a high score and increase students' chances of admission to highly competitive universities.
The course provides intensive instruction across the three main subject areas of the exam:
Writing, Critical Reading, and Mathematics.
The course with Eduva will provide experienced and trained instructors. The classes will be conducted online, utilizing Eduva's Student Dashboard ensuring students to track their progress in real-time.
Course Content
The SAT preparation course covers the three main tested areas: Writing, Critical Reading, and Mathematics.
1. Writing Review
This section focuses on college-level writing and grammatical usage in multiple-choice questions.
- The Essay
- Improving Sentences
- Error Identification
- Improving Paragraphs
2. Critical Reading Review
This section focuses on vocabulary, reading comprehension, and time-saving techniques.
- Sentence Completions
- Reading Comprehension Passages
- Manage time effectively for both short and long passages
- Identify and apply the author's point of view and opinions
- Make accurate inferences and predictions
- Interpret literary and academic texts
- Understand the overall structure of a passage
- Compare and contrast two passages at a time
- Navigate different genres: Literary Fiction, Natural Science, Social Science, History, Persuasive Opinion
3. Mathematics Review
This section covers Arithmetic, Algebra, Geometry, and other concepts.
- Arithmetic
- Number Theory
- Integers (Positive/Negative, Even/Odd, Number Line)
- Fractions/Decimals
- Multiples/Factors
- Operations
- Sequences/Sets
- Permutations/Combinations
- Averages (Mean, Median, Mode)
- Word Problems/Translation
- Algebra
- Equations (Solvable, Unsolvable, PEMDAS)
- Inequalities (Linear, Rational)
- Factoring (Difference of 2 squares)
- Quadratic Equations
- Exponents
- Functions (Graph Interpretation, Linear, Quadratic, Absolute Value)
- Direct/Inverse Variation
- Geometry
- Points and Lines (Midpoint, Distance between points, Coordinates, Angles)
- Triangles (Perimeter/Area, Congruency/Similarity, Pythagorean Theorem)
- Polygons (Quadrilaterals, Angle Formula)
- Circles (Circumference/Area, Arc/Tangent/Chords)
- Solid Geometry (Volume/Surface Area of Cubes, Prisms, Cylinders, Cones, Pyramids)
- Other Mathematical Concepts
Learning Objectives
By the end of the SAT Prep course, students will be able to:
1. Advanced Reading and Comprehension
- Analyze complex texts (fiction, science, social science, history) to identify the main idea, author's tone, and purpose.
- Synthesize information from multiple passages to compare, contrast, and integrate arguments.
- Determine the meaning of words and phrases within the context of the reading passage.
- Make accurate inferences and draw well-supported conclusions from textual evidence.
2. Rhetorical and Grammar Skills (Writing)
- Identify and correct grammatical errors (e.g., subject-verb agreement, pronoun usage, parallelism, misplaced modifiers) to ensure clear and standard written English.
- Improve sentence and paragraph structure to enhance clarity, conciseness, and effectiveness of expression.
- Develop and support a strong thesis (point of view) in an essay response, organizing ideas logically and using evidence effectively.
- Demonstrate a wide and varied vocabulary appropriate for college-level communication.
3. Quantitative Reasoning and Problem-Solving (Mathematics)
- Apply fundamental mathematical concepts across Arithmetic (Number Theory, sequences), Algebra (equations, inequalities, functions), and Geometry (coordinate geometry, triangles, circles).
- Translate word problems into mathematical equations and solve them accurately.
- Utilize algebraic manipulation and geometric theorems to solve non-routine problems.
- Interpret and analyze data presented in charts, graphs, and statistical measures (mean, median, mode) to solve problems in Data Interpretation and Statistics.
- Employ time-saving strategies and estimation techniques to maximize efficiency during the test.