Mississippi National Merit Semifinalists 2018

National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) has announced the semifinalists in their 63rd National Merit Scholarship Program. Semifinalists are current high school seniors who took the PSAT in October of 2016 and scored among the top 1% in their respective states. To win the coveted “Semifinalist” designation in Mississippi, students must have earned a “selection index” [...]

By |2021-09-28T13:30:38-05:00September 21st, 2017|Piqosity News|

Enhancements to the Student Dashboard and Practice Tests

We've rolled out a massive update today to improve the student experience on Piqosity. At the centerpiece of the update is a simpler student dashboard, which highlights the four primary ways to work practice ISEE, ACT, and SAT problems - adaptive practice, assignments, full-length tests, and previously worked questions. Ways to Practice ISEE, ACT, [...]

By |2021-09-28T13:18:23-05:00May 15th, 2017|Piqosity News|

ACT and SAT Test Prep in Schools – Challenges and Recommendations

Piqosity’s SAT and ACT preparation resources enable students to practice for these standardized tests in accordance with their unique needs, pace, and style. However, Piqosity and other well-meaning tools are merely one piece of a very complicated challenge in ensuring students are prepared for college. We examined the extant research to formulate recommendations to [...]

By |2021-09-28T13:28:17-05:00December 8th, 2016|Piqosity News, Teachers & Tutors|

View Our Release Notes

Piqosity is growing up! Given our rapidly growing user base, we are now scheduling our software updates and publishing our release notes. In order to minimize downtime and disruptions to active users, we are making our updates on Friday and Saturday evenings US central time. On average, down time will be for less than [...]

By |2021-09-28T13:28:30-05:00November 1st, 2016|Piqosity News|

Get Tech Support at Our Help Desk

We now have a help desk where you can find solutions, request support, or start a discussion. As of this launch on November 1, 2016, we have the following support articles. Support for Students Registering as a Student Learner How to Use and Understand the Student Dashboard Editing User Profile and Privacy Settings Accepting a Teacher [...]

By |2021-09-28T13:28:46-05:00November 1st, 2016|Piqosity News|

Piqosity 1-Minute Student and Educator Demo

We have a new demo video for you! Using machine learning and a marketplace of mix-and-match content, Piqosity helps students prepare for the P/SAT, ACT, and ISEE standardized tests. It also enables tutors and teachers to monitor student progress and get prepared for in-class lectures. Watch the video for a quick introduction then consider [...]

By |2016-12-29T11:08:30-06:00October 10th, 2016|Piqosity News, Teachers & Tutors|

Mississippi National Merit Semifinalists 2017

National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) has announced the semifinalists in their 62nd National Merit Scholarship Program. Semifinalists are current high school seniors who took the PSAT in October of 2015. To win the coveted “Semifinalist” designation, students must score in the top 1% of all students in the state. (This list is for the [...]

By |2021-09-28T13:30:47-05:00September 22nd, 2016|Piqosity News|

ACT Practice Tests with Real Score Estimates

For students preparing for the ACT college admissions test, Piqosity now displays real time estimates of their actual test score on the 0 to 36 scale used by the ACT. Students can find these estimates in three places: On the dashboard as an overall score in the purple box On the dashboard as a [...]

By |2021-09-28T13:33:36-05:00September 13th, 2016|Piqosity News|

How to Use Piqosity as a Tutor or Teacher

Piqosity features an educator dashboard for teachers and tutors that enables educators to create classes, add students, and monitor their progress. Like all of Piqosity beta, this resource is free to use. Piqosity is ideal for helping students prepare for the SAT, ACT, and Upper Level ISEE standardized tests, for which we have more than 6,700 [...]

By |2021-09-28T13:47:41-05:00September 7th, 2016|Piqosity News, Teachers & Tutors|

Piqosity Founder Shelby Joe Launches edTech Houston

Piqosity's co-founder and CEO Shelby Joe is launching a new group to catalyze a community around education technology in Houston. Shocked and surprised that the US's fourth largest city didn't already have such a community, he decided to start it himself. If you're in the Houston area, be sure to follow the group's development at [...]

By |2016-09-01T14:27:25-05:00September 1st, 2016|Piqosity News|
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