ISEE & HSPT

Test Prep Website Launches with 10 Free Tests for SAT, ACT, and Upper Level ISEE

Test Prep Website Launches with 10 Free Tests for SAT, ACT, and Upper Level ISEE

Best of the Web, Education News, ISEE & HSPT, SAT & ACT April 27, 2016 at 1:13 pm

More than three million American students stress over the SAT and ACT college admissions tests every year. Tens of millions more take annual accountability tests in their public schools as required by federal law. These students now have a new tool in their arsenal to take on standardized tests. Piqosity,Read More

Answers and Explanations for ERB Official Upper Level ISEE

Answers and Explanations for ERB Official Upper Level ISEE

ISEE & HSPT October 24, 2014 at 3:20 pm

If your child is applying to a private high school this winter, chances are they will be taking the Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE) as administered by the Educational Records Bureau (ERB). If you’re like most parents, you want your child to have some idea of what the exam willRead More

Overview of the High School Placement Test (HSPT)

Overview of the High School Placement Test (HSPT)

ISEE & HSPT, Standardized Tests August 15, 2013 at 3:31 pm

The High School Placement Test (HSPT) Scholastic Testing Service’s HSPT is an admissions test for entry into Catholic High Schools.  The HSPT contains five multiple-choice sections: Verbal, Quantitative Skills, Reading, Mathematics, and Language Skills.  Depending on the school, the HSPT might also feature an optional section covering Science, Mechanical AptitudeRead More

Overview of the Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE)

Overview of the Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE)

ISEE & HSPT, Standardized Tests August 15, 2013 at 3:15 pm

The Education Records Bureau’s (ERB) ISEE features three levels: Lower Level (Applicants to 5th and 6th grade), Middle Level (Applicants to 7th and 8th grade), and Upper Level (Applicants to 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th grade).  The structure of each test is the same.  However, time limitations and the difficultyRead More

ISEE Misreports 7000 Test Scores

ISEE & HSPT, Standardized Tests April 9, 2011 at 5:34 pm

According to the New York Times, the Educational Resource Board–the company that administers the Independent School Entrance Exam–admitted that it had wrongly scored at least 7,000 upper level tests.  Some of the re-graded tests resulted in dramatically higher scores.  This admission of error comes after most parents have already decidedRead More

ISEE Tips

ISEE & HSPT, Standardized Tests March 30, 2011 at 3:22 pm

The market for Private Schools in Houston is very competitive and the Independent School Entrance Exam, the ISEE, is an important part of the application process.  By excelling on the ISEE, the student achieves an edge over the other students applying to the same school, very much like the SAT,Read More