ACT Test Prep Classes

ACT Blitz Test Prep courses held during the academic year prepare students to reach the test date of their choice at peak performance. This multi-week format of the ACT Test Prep course leads to greater opportunities for learning and interaction with our expert instructors.

How often does this class meet?

This class meets once per week, with a total of 16 hours of instruction.

What skills will I learn?

During ACT Blitz Test Prep, you will learn test taking strategies, math subjects, critical reading, and writing skills.

Are there any other benefits?

ACT Blitz Test Prep classes are strategically scheduled in the weeks leading up to the most popular ACT test dates. So, when your exam date arrives, the information will be fresh in your mind.

ACT Summer Institute features instruction from an ACT test preparation expert and extensive online review tools. In person or live-online options give students the opportunity to participate in class discussions, learning exercises, and review sessions.

How often does this class meet?

The ACT Summer Institute meets for 16 hours of classroom instruction in an intensive one-week format. Students can expect to be in the classroom, in person or live-online, for 4 hours each day.

What skills will I learn?

Our comprehensive program emphasizes all ACT test components: test taking strategies, question formats, math, English, reading comprehension, and science reasoning.

General test taking topics:

• Use the process of elimination
• Master time management skills
• Minimize test anxiety
• Identify common distracters

Math topics:

• Practice techniques for selecting numbers for problems containing variables
• Learn efficient approaches to complicated multi-step problems
• Discover tactics for translating difficult word problems into equations

English topics:

• Identify correct idiomatic speech in sentence correction problems
• Understand the basic concepts of rhetorical construction
• Learn which grammar errors are most frequently tested

Reading topics:

• Understand which part of the passage to read for reading comprehension questions
• Recognize the difference between global and local test items
• Identify passages written from the journalistic and engaged perspective

Science reasoning topics:

• Identify parameters for test items involving graphs and charts
• Interpolate or extrapolate answers from data given in tables
• Recognize the point of an experiment in research summary items

You will also get insight into strategies for succeeding on standardized tests and a comprehensive study plan. Class sessions use real test questions to show just how these skills are tested.

Are there any other benefits?

When you sign up for ACT Summer Institute the sessions are recorded so you can still access them if you are unable to attend live up to 120 days after your last scheduled class session.

You will also have access to online office hours with expert instructors to ask any additional questions you have about ACT test taking strategies.

ACT Live-Online Blitz is delivered by an expert instructor and provides students with all the interactivity of a face-to-face classroom experience. Live lessons give you the opportunity to participate in class discussions and learning exercises.

How often does this class meet?

This class meets for 16 hours total. The length of the course and how many times the class meets varies by session.

What skills will I learn?

ACT Live-Online Blitz covers all math and verbal skills needed for success on the ACT exam. Class sessions use actual test questions to show just how skills are tested on the ACT.

Are there any other benefits?

ACT Live-Online Blitz provides the flexibility of being able to take the test prep course from home. In addition, each session is recorded, so you will be able to watch and review lessons on your own time. Recordings are available for 120 days after the course ends.

Students generally take the ACT during their junior year of high school. This course is ideal for juniors who may be taking the test for the first time and for high school students who have already taken the exam but wish to improve their score.

Students in all courses are expected to actively participate in class and complete assigned homework each week.

The ACT Summer Institute is ideal for students that need an intensive preparation program during the summer. This one-week institute is intensive and requires students to continue to practice their skills in the weeks and months leading up to the exam.

Course materials will be provided at the beginning of the session for seated test prep courses. Live-online students will receive their course materials via mail, so please register with plenty of time to receive the materials.

The Live-Online ACT sessions are offered online using Adobe Connect software. All you need is a high speed internet connection and speakers to access the course.

• Learn how to use Adobe Connect on your device.
• Check your system for compatibility.

The Adobe Connect plug-in, microphone, and camera are not required or used in the delivery of the online review sessions.

An important part of any successful test preparation program is taking practice tests. Why then don’t we take practice tests during class?

Because our experience has shown that students perform better when every minute of class time is spent covering new topics. Practice tests are important, but they will be assigned to be taken outside of classroom time. This allows your instructor to cover more topics, and in more depth, than would be possible if practice tests were taken during class.

Practice tests are provided as part of your course materials, and your instructor will indicate when it is most beneficial for you to take them in order to best supplement your work in the classroom.

Missouri State University’s Test Prep program is a partner with Educational Testing Consultants, a leader in higher education test preparation. Each year, Educational Testing Consultants helps thousands of students prepare for the important pre-college standardized tests at major colleges and universities across the United States. Educational Testing Consultants provides a proven program with a record of success and highly-trained top quality instructors.

Live-Online Test Prep courses are perfect for students who don't have a seated test prep course near them.

Missouri State University Test Prep also offers customized ACT Test Prep programs for schools, nonprofit organizations, and community groups. If you don't see a program near you, or would like details about our custom programs, please contact NoncreditOutreach@MissouriState.edu.