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| | Description | The SAT is the most widely used college standardized admissions test, and in 2009, a record-breaking number of students—over 1.5 million—took the exam. The college admissions process is highly competitive, and a higher score on the SAT can help you get into a top school. Kaplan SAT 2011 is Kaplan’s essential SAT guide, filled with all of the vital tools students need to prepare for the exam this year. With indispensable strategies, proven practical tools, and an easy-to-use format, Kaplan SAT 2011 is your must-have program guide for scoring higher on the SAT.
Kaplan SAT 2011 provides students with everything they need to improve their scores—guaranteed. Kaplan’s Higher Score guarantee provides security that no other test preparation guide on the market can match. Kaplan has helped more than three million students to prepare for standardized tests. We know that our test-taking techniques and strategies work and our materials are completely up-to-date. Kaplan SAT 2011 is the must-have preparation tool for every student looking to score higher! | |
| | Product Details | | Author: | Kaplan | | Paperback: | 756 pages | | Publisher: | Kaplan Publishing | | Publication Date: | June 29, 2010 | | Language: | English | | ISBN: | 1419549952 | | Product Length: | 10.8 inches | | Product Width: | 8.3 inches | | Product Height: | 2.1 inches | | Product Weight: | 3.0 pounds | | Package Length: | 10.87 inches | | Package Width: | 8.35 inches | | Package Height: | 1.97 inches | | Package Weight: | 3.09 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 36 reviews |
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32 of 36 found the following review helpful:
 Better than the Official SAT Guide Oct 30, 2010
By Andrew Raker
Firstly, I am a college student, who has (clearly) already taken the SAT. However, I ordered this preparation book as part of the Amazon.com Vine Program. As an aspiring English teacher, I found the Kaplan SAT Strategies, Practice, and Review to be far more helpful than the Official SAT study guide, particularly because this 2011 edition of Kaplan's SAT Strategies, Practice, and Review presents many of the little tricks I learned on my own to score 800 on the writing section of the SAT.
Writing Section:
Kaplan 2011 presents a large number of sample essays. Kaplan really focuses upon the 4 P strategy of "Prompt (read and understand it), Plan (collect and organize your ideas and examples), Produce (write your essay), Proofread (check for consistency and errors)." Kaplan 2010 also demonstrates/explores certain characteristics of what makes an excellent 6 essay, including underscoring that essays of 300 to 400 words that are written legible, with often a few corrected mistakes, during a proofread, are far more likely than essays that are less than 300 words, appear hurriedly written, and contain to corrected mistakes. The College Board's Official SAT study, at least the edition I own, does not explore these issues.
As for the multiple choice questions (ex: improving sentence questions), Kaplan 2011 is slightly less thorough than I would have ideally liked. Also, I feel that occasionally some of the sentences contained more than one error, which would not have occurred if one had purchased the Official SAT preparation guide. However, I think that two errors in a Kaplan sentence makes one think even harder about what constitutes a grammatically-correct sentence.
Critical Reading Section:
I felt this section was average and not very different from the Official SAT Study Guide. Of courses, strategies were presented for how to take notes while critically reading a passage, but I did not find the strategies to be particularly helpful considering the time limitations.
However, after the 4 practices, at the end of the book, is a Root Word List and a Vocabulary Word List that defines vocabulary words that may appear on the Critical Reading section of the test. This may assist one in improving one's performance on the vocabulary portion of the Critical Reading section.
Math Section:
Kaplan spends a lot of time focusing on math, (i.e. from p. 178 to 287). The math chapters are entitled, "SAT Math Basics and Strategies," "Basic Math Concepts," "Advanced Math Concepts," and "SAT Math Traps." Overall, the math sections appeared quite helpful, since I must admit that math was never my favorite subject in high school.
Finally:
To each of the 4 complete practice tests, Kaplan provides clear explanations for each problem. While this has become the norm for test preparation guides, I think it is helpful to know that Kaplan's explanations to problems were frequently helpful.
OVERALL ASSESSMENT:
I would recommend this test preparation book in place of the Official SAT Study Guide.
14 of 15 found the following review helpful:
Kaplan Convert Nov 05, 2010
By Kathryn Gaglione
"The Bibliophile"
I've worked with inner-city kids on SAT prep for a couple years now, so I'm always looking for new resources to help them prepare. While I've used the Kaplan SAT in a Box flashcards, I've been kind of a purest in using the College Board's The Official SAT Study Guide, 2nd edition. But I'm now a convert.
This book is amazingly detailed and includes great tips from professional tutors and past perfect-score students. I love that the concepts are addressed with clear explanations, step-by-step examples and multiple sample questions. It's well organized, and though the thickness of the book makes it look overwhelming, the majority of the content is sample tests. This book is designed to make students feel at ease about the SAT and confident in the concepts they will face. It even takes time to explain to parents how the test has changed since they took it and why their students might feel more pressure than they did twenty years ago.
As for each individual section, the writing section is extraordinarily helpful when used in conjunction with the vocabulary lists in the back of the book. It could have used a lot more practice essays as that is what my students always struggle to understand. The reading section is adequate, but I wish it would have provided a new way of looking at critical reading. Although I do admit I really like their annotated reading passages than encourage students to mark up their tests. The math section is pure gold--there's really not much more I can say about it. It helps build knowledge of common mathematical concepts students will see on the test and offers practical problem-solving advice.
However, I do have a couple of concerns. The first is that the book spends so much time discussing tips and tricks that it looses sight of what the SAT is supposed to be testing. This is not a test you are supposed to BEAT but an indication that you KNOW what you need to succeed on the college level. My second concern is that this isn't produced by the organization that actually writes the SAT. So while the sample tests and preparation material are based on previous tests and information released from College Board, there's no way to know how accurate it all is.
Overall, this is a great guide and far less intimidating than any other I have used. I'll see how well my students receive it and if it helps them in the coming year.
20 of 25 found the following review helpful:
 Kaplan SAT 2011 Sra=rategies, Practicd, and Revoew Sep 06, 2010
By Rosemarie A. Leeds
The book was divided up nicely amoung test, a good self assessment with timed sections and 5 actuat tests at the back of the book. The answers sheet gave full explanations whay the correct answers were chosen. My son preferred Kaplan over Barrons. He said Batton's works book had antiquaited paragraphs and vocabulary. Kaplan gave lots of test tips and SAT test traps, 'what to look out for' clues. He is very happy with this book and also ordered the Educational Testins Service their own SAT 10 test booklet.
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
 Kaplan is one of the best, but they also pad a lot Jan 20, 2011
By R. McAdams
This book has 4 practice tests in it. Four. It is 756 pages long (2.5 times the size of your average paperback novel, and the book is 8.5x11 inch size, not novel size), and it has 4 practice tests in it.
Why not more practice tests? Because they are cramming the following stuff into the book as well:
- Tips from Kaplan's SAT expert instructors and tutors
- Advice and strategy callouts[sic] from Kaplan's SAT perfectscorer[sic]
- Helpful parents' guide explaining how they can help their children use the book and prepare for the exam
- Student study group guide
If you have read ANY of these test preparation books before, from any publisher, you and your student already KNOW all of that stuff. Frankly, most students actively studying for the SAT would know that stuff before they ever open the books. I know my girls did.
I have gotten well over 15 of the Kaplan series of PSAT/SAT books for my girls to use to study as they approach their own SAT exams. (I received this one through the Amazon Vine program though) The practice tests themselves are valuable, make no mistake. And my girls are scoring better on the practice tests every semester.
However, only 4 tests for an almost 800 page book I feel is not a good value, or use of space. Putting the tests online is also a move I don't agree with. Why not put that other filler, such as test taking strategies, online, and have the students able to access THAT with a special code in the book, and instead include 10 practice tests per book? I CAN say that they are being honest about the number of tests actually IN the books in their cover claims now -- they didn't used to be up front about that -- and I am happy about that.
My girls seem to prefer the Kaplan books to study from, over McGraw Hill, or other publishers, so I will continue to get them books to study from, I just wish each book offered more in the way of practice tests, and less in the way of filler.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
The SAT Is Only One Indicator Jan 31, 2011
By Nancy
"Stepfordmomto2"
From the Mom perspective, this is an intimidating book. Apparently, things have changed quite bit since I had to think about the SAT's 30 years ago. 730 pages of information would be intimidating to anyone, but with Kaplan's plan of attack and not leaving the studying to the last minutes, your child could be able to handle the information and with the side Tutor Tips and Perfect Score Tips, the learning should flow in a way that will not frighten even the most intimidated student and parent.
Did you know that less than .0001 percent of test takers get a perfect SAT score? That alone should ease the burden. Did you know that many colleges are not relying as heavily on the SAT score alone as they did in the past? Colleges are looking for well rounded students, not just those kids that test well and can afford special test prep classes.
This is a good book; it introduces the student to what they might expect to see on the test and how to look at in a well thought out way. Studying for the SAT is not about jamming in as much information as you can; it's about knowing how to approach the test and to work out the best possible solution.
I see the remarks of others complaining that there aren't enough tests in the book, what they aren't seeing is that at the end of the book, the student is given a personal serial number to go to the Kaplan site to gain access to additional tests, discussion boards and a word of the day that will continue their preparation.
There are additional resources out there, take advantage of them and for goodness sake, take the pressure off your child when it comes to this test. It's only one indicator of their college success. Being well rounded and having participated in additional school and community programs is more important than being in the top .0001 of test takers.
Besides, even Kaplan doesn't take themselves seriously. On page xvii they refer to this book as 2010 edition of Kaplan SAT: Strategies, Practice and Review when clearly the front cover says 2011. Guess they wouldn't be in the top .0001
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