About Shelby Joe

Shelby Joe 周 is the Founder of Piqosity. He has more than 20 years of experience in education as an entrepreneur, professor, and tutor. Shelby earned his BA in Political Science from Rice University. Born and raised in Mississippi, he now resides in Houston but has also lived in Beijing, Shanghai, and Hamburg.

Save up to $200 on Online Private Tutoring

Piqosity now offers private online tutoring! Take your test prep studies to the next level by working with one of our brilliant tutors, one-to-one, from the comfort of your own home. Our affordable hourly pricing starts at just $80 per hour, and you can get started in just one to two days. As a [...]

By |2025-03-31T13:52:07-05:00March 31st, 2025|Piqosity News|

Announcing State Standards Curriculum Alignment

Piqosity math and test prep courses are now fully aligned to popular state standards starting with Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS). This new feature allows educators to see how Piqosity's math courses and subtopics line up with their state's standards. The alignment is particularly insightful for [...]

By |2025-03-28T17:26:20-05:00March 28th, 2025|Piqosity News, ZPQA Org Admin, ZPQA Org Teacher, ZPQA Teacher|

Announcing Student Reports and Data Export

We have deployed a new feature for tutors/teachers and school administrators. The new Reports page allows educators to have a more granular view of their students' Piqosity app usage and response analytics. Educators can save individual reports and even export to a CSV file. We developed this new reporting feature in response to requests [...]

By |2025-02-28T13:12:39-06:00February 28th, 2025|Piqosity News, ZPQA Org Admin, ZPQA Org Teacher, ZPQA Teacher|

Announcing AI-Graded Student Essays

Piqosity now integrates with ChatGPT to AI-grade student essays. Essay prompts are found throughout Piqosity including in standardized test prep courses like TSI, ACT, and ISEE plus our English Language Arts (ELA) courses for grades 5-11. Upon writing their essay and scoring the quiz, students will now see an AI-generated score and specific feedback. [...]

TSI Assessment Practice Tests (TSIA2), Free & Full-Length

Piqosity, a Houston-based edtech company, now offers 4 full-length TSI practice tests, and they're currently available for free! These 4 tests are the first of six TSI practice tests which will go online between now and February 2025. The Texas Success Initiative (TSI) Assessment 2 is often taken by Texas high school students to [...]

By |2025-01-06T15:46:03-06:00January 6th, 2025|TSIA2|

How to Use This TSIA Prep Course

Here are some tips to prepare for the TSIA2 using Piqosity's resources. Piqosity is an edtech company based in central Houston, which we think makes us uniquely positioned to help you ace your TSIA2. Please note that as of January 2025, this course is a work in progress; we'll update this article as we [...]

By |2025-01-09T15:38:31-06:00January 6th, 2025|App Alerts, ZPQA TSIA|

Announcing Update to Test Review Page

We have significantly updated the results page shown after scoring each test or quiz in the app. The test review page now loads much faster on both initial load and when navigating between answered questions. Other enhancements include: Accuracy by Difficulty Chart Questions by Subtopic Answered Question View Answered Question Preview Results Sharing 1. [...]

By |2025-01-02T15:08:06-06:00December 9th, 2024|Piqosity News|

How to Make Standardized Tests Less Scary | Managing Test-Taking Anxiety

If you find that the thought of an upcoming exam causes your hands to tremble, dries out your mouth, or makes you feel out of breath, you may be one of the millions of students who have test-taking anxiety. An upcoming exam can feel like a ghost hovering behind your shoulder, but managing the [...]

Mississippi National Merit Semifinalists 2024-2025

The National Merit Scholarship Corporation has named 155 Mississippi high school seniors as National Merit Semifinalists in the 2024-2025 National Merit Scholarship Competition. These high-achieving students scored among the top 1% of Mississippi students who took the PSAT/NMSQT in October of 2023, which is essentially an "early edition" of the SAT taken for college [...]

By |2024-09-13T14:55:24-05:00September 12th, 2024|SAT Test Prep|

Student-Initiated Partner School Discounts

Would you like free access to Piqosity's College Prep Advanced course for ACT and SAT test prep? Are you a high-achieving student who knows how to advocate for your future? Thousands of students across the US are already enrolled at Piqosity Partner schools where they receive free or discounted access to our College Prep [...]

By |2024-09-09T13:42:10-05:00September 9th, 2024|Piqosity News|
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