ISO feedback on test prep websites

[Anonymous]

If you’ve used or considered websites like Testing Mom etc for test prep (iReady, Cogat) can you share your experience / takeaways? Eg, what plan you chose, how well it prepared your child, whether the questions seemed similar to the test, why you didn’t chose it, or any other considerations. Thanks.

[Anonymous]

We used TestingMom. Predominantly we used it as practice testing, although it does seem to have a lot of game based learning aspects, but my child really didn't get into those.

Pro: It's an online platform and seems to replicate the computer based experience of the test they'll actually be taking at school versus the booklets you can buy.

Con: After a few times, if you use it repeatedly, it recycles the questions, so doesn't really give an accurate assessment after a while. Also, there's not an answer explanation, which would have helped... I swear there's some wrong answers in there for the association questions - or else maybe (likely) I'm not as smart as I think I am.

Like most prepping, I think it will raise your score only marginally. Though marginal increase was all we really needed to go from borderline to getting in AAP.

[Anonymous]

Thanks this is helpful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I swear there's some wrong answers in there for the association questions

Post without answers, and let's see what everyone else scores.

[Anonymous]

Test prep for the iready? What will they think of next? SMH

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I swear there's some wrong answers in there for the association questions

Post without answers, and let's see what everyone else scores.

My subscription ended and I did not renew.