Does the thought of SAT preparation and the high fees of private tutors or expensive classes make you shudder? Don't you wish there was a way for your child to optimize his or her SAT score that wouldn't seem like a waste of time and money? Shouldn't there be a smarter way to prep?
With three SAT test dates on the near horizon - March 14, May 2, and June 6 - your child could be better prepared than ever by dedicating just 30 minutes per day for one month to a new brain training technique.
The SAT focuses to a large degree on measuring your child's problem-solving and analytical skills. The College Board insists it's not an IQ test, but scoring well requires innate intelligence rather than just applying practice and strategy. Until recently scientists thought that intelligence couldn't be changed, but last year a team of university researchers turned this idea on its head by demonstrating that a person can increase his or her fluid intelligence and general problem-solving ability with a novel kind of brain fitness training exercise.
With a test group comprised of graduate students from the University of Bern the research team used training software to progressively increase the students' visual and aural working-memory. Within 20 days, the fluid intelligence for each student in the trained group increased by at least 40% over and above that of a control group. A dramatic increase promising great benefits to those prepping for the SAT.
Since the study was published less than a year ago most test takers won't be aware of it yet. And, not only will working-memory training give your child an edge on the SAT, it will help them in school, too, boosting attention and general problem-solving skills, and increasing their chance of academic success.
But before you click away to purchase a brain training program, make sure you're buying the right one. The specific training method is known as "dual n-back" working-memory training. (To shortcut your search, and in the interests of full disclosure, I was so impressed with the research that I used the dual n-back training method for my company's Mind Sparke brain training program, Brain Fitness Pro.)
With the economy tightening and jobs becoming more competitive, a good college education is more important now than ever. And with the new findings on working-memory training, it's even smarter to prepare for the SAT with a good dose of brain training. - 20607
With three SAT test dates on the near horizon - March 14, May 2, and June 6 - your child could be better prepared than ever by dedicating just 30 minutes per day for one month to a new brain training technique.
The SAT focuses to a large degree on measuring your child's problem-solving and analytical skills. The College Board insists it's not an IQ test, but scoring well requires innate intelligence rather than just applying practice and strategy. Until recently scientists thought that intelligence couldn't be changed, but last year a team of university researchers turned this idea on its head by demonstrating that a person can increase his or her fluid intelligence and general problem-solving ability with a novel kind of brain fitness training exercise.
With a test group comprised of graduate students from the University of Bern the research team used training software to progressively increase the students' visual and aural working-memory. Within 20 days, the fluid intelligence for each student in the trained group increased by at least 40% over and above that of a control group. A dramatic increase promising great benefits to those prepping for the SAT.
Since the study was published less than a year ago most test takers won't be aware of it yet. And, not only will working-memory training give your child an edge on the SAT, it will help them in school, too, boosting attention and general problem-solving skills, and increasing their chance of academic success.
But before you click away to purchase a brain training program, make sure you're buying the right one. The specific training method is known as "dual n-back" working-memory training. (To shortcut your search, and in the interests of full disclosure, I was so impressed with the research that I used the dual n-back training method for my company's Mind Sparke brain training program, Brain Fitness Pro.)
With the economy tightening and jobs becoming more competitive, a good college education is more important now than ever. And with the new findings on working-memory training, it's even smarter to prepare for the SAT with a good dose of brain training. - 20607
About the Author:
Oxford-trained scientist, author, and technologist, Martin G. Walker is a member of The British Neuroscience Association, Learning and The Brain, and MENSA. His company Mind Evolve Software publishes free information on the field of neuroscience and brain training as well as effective and affordable brain training software under the brand name Mind Sparke.
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