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Course Structure

Hillview Prep's ACT courses are structured to emphasize three essential elements of ACT preparation:  ACT concepts, test-taking strategies, and time management skills:

Tutoring ACT Concepts
  • All ACT Concepts are thoroughly covered through the use of Hillview Prep's extensive test bank, course book, and supplemental material.
  • ACT concepts are recognized and practiced with problems directly from the ACT.
  • Flashcards are implemented for efficient learning and retainment.
Mastering Test-Taking Strategy and Approach
  • Student's learn and understand the proper approach to the ACT.  This includes proper strategy usage for every section, process efficiency, and concept recognition skills per question.
  • Student's receive individual recommendations for their best approach to test taking based on detailed observations.
Utilizing Efficient Time-Management Skills
  • Efficient time-management strategies individually developed around the student's test taking strengths and weaknesses.
  • Student's learn how to take control over ACT timing in a test taking environment, ultimately increasing test-taking confidence and efficiency.

Materials

Course Book
  • Hillview Prep's courses use a variety of the best proprietary ACT material.
Timing Scantron
  • Structured to measure and improve test-taking time management.
Practice Tests
  • Students have access to 20 tests.  Tests are used for instruction, homework, and workshops.
Flash-cards
  • Hillview Prep adds a visual approach to instruction by implementing the use of flash-cards.
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Course Content

English: Usage/mechanics and rhetorical skills.

Mathematics: Pre-algebra, elementary algebra, intermediate algebra, coordinate geometry, geometry, and elementary trigonometry

Reading: General and specific questions on short and long passages of varying styles on a range of topics.  Vocabulary: prefixes, suffixes and root words.

Science: Interpretation, analysis, evaluation, reasoning, and problem-solving.

Essay:  Structure and approach to writing an effective essay.

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Section
English
Mathematics
Reading
Science
Essay
Questions
75
60
40
40
1
Total: 216
Time
45 min.
60 min.
35 min.
35 min.
30 min.
Total: 3h 25m

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14375 Saratoga Ave. #202
Saratoga, CA 95070

(408) 868-9808
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