Kaplan Earns Top Software Industry Honor
As Codie Award Winner

Kaplan SAT Online Prep Recognized as
Best Test Preparation Solution for Students

New York, NY, May 18, 2006 – Kaplan SAT Online Prep, a Web-based personalized test prep program that enables students to prepare for the SAT college entrance exam, earned top industry honors as the recipient of the Software & Information Industry Association's (SIIA) 2006 CODIE Award for Best Student Test Preparation Solution.

In its 21st year, SIIA's annual CODIE Awards are the most prestigious in the software industry and showcase the top products and services created by software, digital content, and education technology companies.  Judges for the first round of voting included journalists from industry trade publications, technology writers from mainstream news publications, consultants and other industry experts. SIIA member companies voted in the second round of selection.

Kaplan’s CODIE award recognizes Kaplan SAT Online Prep as "the best computer-based or online solution for preparation for high-stakes tests for preK-12 or postsecondary students, including both formative and summative assessments and tutorial services." 

“Kaplan SAT Online Prep gives students and educators alike a flexible, diagnostic program that can deliver lessons -- individually tailored to each student’s skill level – to help them prepare for the test,” said Stuart Udell, president of Kaplan K12 Learning Services, a unit of Kaplan which provides supplemental programs, core curricula, assessment tools, and professional development to school districts. “We’re thrilled that the SIIA has recognized the program’s effectiveness and are honored to receive this award.”

Students enrolled in Kaplan SAT Online Prep take an initial diagnostic pre-test that determines each individual’s specific strengths and weaknesses.  Following the diagnostic, students receive a prescriptive study plan, formative drills within lessons, summative drills at the end of each lesson, answer-specific feedback, individual up-to-the-minute results and progress reports, access to a practice area with hundreds of SAT-like practice items and approximately 450 flashcards for additional study. 

Kaplan SAT Online Prep is available as a retail program for individual students, and also as an institutional program for schools and districts.  An add-on Educator Package provides teachers and administrators with score reports showing student, class and school results, progress reports, professional development, educator handbooks and ongoing support from Kaplan.

The course includes approximately 50 hours of SAT prep content including strategy lessons; math, critical reading and writing lessons; basic test prep lessons covering topics such as coping with stress, and full-length practice tests which include instant scoring feedback and essay grading.

Visit www.kaptest.com/sat or www.kaplank12.com/SAT for more information.

About Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions:
Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions (www.kaptest.com), a division of Kaplan, Inc., is a premier provider of educational and career services for individuals, schools and businesses.  Established in 1938, Kaplan is the world leader in the test prep industry and has served millions of students in nearly 70 years. With 3,000 classroom locations worldwide, a comprehensive menu of online offerings and a complete array of books and software, Kaplan offers preparation for more than 60 standardized tests, including entrance exams for secondary school, college and graduate school, as well as English language and professional licensing exams.  Kaplan also provides private tutoring and college and graduate admissions consulting services.  Additionally, the division’s K12 Learning Services unit is a leading nationwide provider of a broad range of academic intervention and support programs for school districts seeking to meet the demands of No Child Left Behind (NCLB).  Kaplan, Inc. (Kaplan.com), is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Washington Post Company (NYSE: WPO).

Press contact:
Carina Wong
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