Stanley H. Kaplan: Test Pilot: How I broke testing barriers for millions of - Softcover

Kaplan, Stanley

9781618654687: Stanley H. Kaplan: Test Pilot: How I broke testing barriers for millions of

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1618654683 ISBN 13: 9781618654687

Publisher: Kaplan Publishing, 2013

Stanley H. Kaplan's uniquely effective teaching methods and his curiousity about a mysterious new test caused his tutoring business to grow at breathtaking speed from a modest Brooklyn operation into a global enterprise. Kaplan was entering uncharted territory when, in 1946, he first set out to prepare students for a little-known test called the SAT. Already established as a successful tutor offering classes in the basement of his Brooklyn home, Kaplan's fascination with this challenging new test was instantaneous. The test maker's determined efforts to keep all aspects of the test secret, from what the test looked like to how students scored, only fueled his interest and increased the number of students who turned to Kaplan for help. Kaplan's efforts to help students succeed on this intimidating exam led to his being attacked by the test maker and ostracized by educators, both of whom felt threatened by his results -- higher scores and successful students. Ultimately, the conflict led to a showdown. Kaplan's victory in 1979, when the Federal Trade Commission confirmed the value of his courses, changed the rules of standardized testing forever. Stanley H. Kaplan invented the business of test preparation and helped millions of students succeed on a wide range of tests. Today, millions of students face standardized tests with greater confidence born of the revolution he launched.

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About the Author:

Stanley H. Kaplan lives in Manhattan, NY, and currently oversees the Rita J. and Stanley H. Kaplan Foundation Anne Farris is a freelance journalist who lives in the Washington, DC area with her two children. As a newspaper reporter she has contributed to the New York Times, the Washington Post, St. Louis Post-Dispatch and the Arkansas Gazette. She has also contributed to several history and urban affairs books. Anne Farris is also a reporter for foreign television documentaries on the Clintons, the war in Bosnia and the Irish peace process.

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