Practice Testing + Online Course for the ACT®

Combine realistic ACT practice with online instruction to help students master the skills that matter most.

Diagnostics + Practice Testing: Short, adaptive diagnostics and realistic ACT practice tests identify skill gaps and generate detailed reports to guide personalized instruction.

Online Course: Adaptive microvideos and standards-aligned lessons target those gaps, ensuring students build mastery of the skills that matter most.

MasteryPrep Is an Official Strategic Partner of ACT Education Corp.

ACT Education Corp. and MasteryPrep have joined forces to deliver a next-generation ACT preparation platform you can deliver to students in the classroom setting—ACT Online Prep, Powered by MasteryPrep.

This strategic partnership, finalized in 2025, builds on a years-long existing relationship between ACT and MasteryPrep. It combines ACT’s research-backed assessment content with MasteryPrep’s proven digital learning tools to provide schools and districts with a powerful, standards-aligned solution for ACT readiness.

Robust Data That Informs Instruction

Real-time analytics and detailed reports help educators quickly identify trends, surface skill gaps, and make strategic decisions to better support student progress toward college readiness.

Personalized Instruction That Drives Growth

Adaptive learning pathways use performance data to target real skill gaps, maximizing instructional efficiency and building confidence.

Aligned to What Matters Most

All lessons reflect the structure, standards, and content emphasis of the enhanced ACT, ensuring practice and instruction translate into measurable growth.

Engaging Lessons That Resonate

Short, interactive microvideos feel more like a conversation than a lecture, keeping students actively engaged and improving retention and test-day performance.

Support That Fits Any Schedule

Students can access the online course anytime—in class, after school, or at home—without disrupting instruction.

What's Included?

Practice Testing & Analysis

Three full-length ACT practice tests mirror online test-day conditions and deliver detailed data reports.

ACT Diagnostics

One short diagnostic test for each subject predicts ACT performance and provides a starting point for targeted instruction.

Adaptive Online Course

Standards-aligned lessons and conversational microvideos target skill gaps identified through diagnostics.

Reports + Customizable Study Plans

Educators can personalize learning paths and monitor progress to adjust support as needed.

How It Works​

Introducing ACT Diagnostics

The MasteryPrep Online Course for the ACT includes a short, adaptive diagnostic assessment for each subject, designed to give educators a fast, accurate snapshot of where students stand and where to focus instruction.

Diagnostics are designed to:

  • Estimates the student’s likely ACT score range
  • Provide a comprehensive skill inventory aligned to ACT College and Career Readiness Standards

Every question is tagged to a specific ACT standard and rigor level, allowing the diagnostic to adapt in real time and generate a personalized learning path within the MasteryPrep platform.

A short diagnostic assesses students’ current performance levels. Based on results, the platform generates personalized study plans.
Students complete targeted online lessons that address specific areas for improvement.
Full-length practice tests simulate the ACT experience and generate actionable performance insights.
Educators monitor progress, adjust study plans, and provide additional support as needed.
Students take follow-up practice tests to measure growth and identify remaining focus areas.

Other Products:

Professional Development

Provides teachers with practical strategies, instructional techniques, and resources they can integrate into daily instruction

Curriculum

A mastery-based curriculum for the ACT with ready-to-use lesson plans, PowerPoint slides, and workbooks to eliminate prep time

Practice Testing & Online Course

Realistic practice tests and adaptive online instruction designed to give students the support needed for ACT success

Bell Ringers

Daily warm-up exercises that steadily build ACT readiness while saving teachers prep time, designed to be completed in just five minutes

Boot Camp

Engaging, high-impact workshops addressing essential ACT test-taking strategies to boost scores—and student confidence—in one day

Customers Reviews

What educators say about standardized test practice:

"We give the SAT to all 9th, 10th, and 11th graders to ‘practice like we play,’ identify weaknesses early, and adjust instruction accordingly."

"We’re completely data-driven. Our district depends heavily on data, so having quality data that’s easily accessible is incredibly important."

"Unlike many online platforms that remove teachers from the process, MasteryPrep ensures they stay invested in student progress."

*Unpaid testimonials. Results vary.

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Improving Outcomes Through Standards-Based Readiness: Strategies from ACT and MasteryPrep

In this one-hour session, Craig Gehring, founder and CEO of MasteryPrep, joins Darin Scheer, vice president of client relations at ACT, to explore how standards and data work together in a platform to guide effective instruction and test preparation.

SPEAKERS:

Craig Gehring

Founder and CEO of MasteryPrep

Darin Scheer

Vice President of Client Relations at ACT

NEW BLOG

The ACT is changing.

Get insights from CEO and Founder Craig Gehring into the new test format and how it will impact student preparation.