Kaplan’s SAT prep courses range from about $300 for an online program to $3,500 for 20 hours of private tutoring. Many students will want “something extra to set themselves apart” beyond the free classes, he said. Seppy Basili, Kaplan Test Prep’s vice president for college admissions and K-12 programs, said the company will offer classes and online material for the revised SAT in the fall.īasili said that the Khan classes are “a recognition that test preparation works, and works pretty darn well” and added that he does not think Khan’s Web presence will hurt his company’s business. June 2, 10:07 a.m.: An earlier version of this article misspelled Khan Academy founder Salman Khan’s surname as Kahn. The free and open access, he said, will start “to level the playing field” with students able to afford private tutors or coaching from commercial firms.
The tutorials have the advantage of being created in cooperation with people who write SAT questions, he said. Salman Khan, the founder of the online academy that offers popular lectures and classes on math and many other subjects, said the SAT tutorials will allow students of varying skills “to start wherever they are” academically. Officials said they hope that as much as 70% of the 4,100 clubs around the country will join the effort in a few years. The College Board and Khan Academy also announced a partnership with the Boys & Girls Clubs of America that will make the prep sessions available at the clubs for students who don’t have computers in-person tutors will be available there for extra help.
It also represents something of a concession from the College Board, which in the past minimized the need for rigorous preparation beyond what’s learned in school. The Khan program presents a challenge to commercial test prep firms, which maintain that their more personalized classes will remain in high demand. SAT prep: In the June 2 California section, an article about new online tutorials for SAT preparation misspelled the last name of Khan Academy founder Salman Khan as Kahn. Officials with both organizations said it will help familiarize college applicants with changes in the test that are meant to better align it to curricula taught in high school classrooms. The College Board, which administers the Scholastic Assessment Test, has joined forces with Khan Academy, the well-regarded online education nonprofit based in Silicon Valley, to create tutorials in math and English and practice tests that evaluate students’ knowledge of those subjects. The revised version of the SAT college entrance exam won’t be offered until March but students can start preparing for it Tuesday with a new, free online study program affiliated with the test.
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