Research & Education Association
{{About|the educational publishing and test preparation company sometimes referred to as "REA" ||Rea (disambiguation){{!}}Rea}}
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{{Infobox publisher
| image = Rea logo for Research & Education Association Article Box.png
| caption=REA Company Logo
| parent = LSC Communications
| status = Active
| founded = {{Start date|1959}}
| founder = Max Fogiel, {{small|{{gray|Ph.D.}}}}
| country = United States
| headquarters = Piscataway, New Jersey
| distribution = Worldwide
| publications = Test Preparation Guides
| topics = Standardized Tests
| genre =
| url = {{official URL}}
}}
Research & Education Association (REA) publishes test preparation materials and study guides, both in print and electronic form.
History
REA was founded by Max Fogiel in 1959 as an educational publisher, concentrating on problems and solutions, or what's known as test preparation today. The company produced the iconic "Problem Solver" series of comprehensive solution guides. The Problem Solver series eventually encompassed over 30 topics with more than 28,000 problem/solution sets, covering differential equations, electric circuits, electronic circuits, precalculus, calculus, advanced calculus, algebra and trigonometry, physics, linear algebra, statistics, organic chemistry, mechanics, thermodynamics, electromagnetics, geometry, chemistry, probability, materials strength, heat transfer, economics, robotics, discrete math, fluid mechanics and dynamics, numerical analysis, optics, topology, electronic communications, operations research, and several others.
Recently REA has focused on providing digital test banks through its online study center. The company has specific test-prep modules for some of America's most well known standardized tests, including the [https://www.gedmarketplace.com/REA-s-Total-Solution-for-the-GED-Test-2nd-Edition-p/978-0-7386-1217-1.htm GED test], the College Board's [https://clep.collegeboard.org/?ex CLEP credit-by-exam] and Advanced Placement exam programs, and the ACT college admissions test.
The printing company Courier Corporation acquired REA in 2003.{{Cite web| title = Courier to Buy Test Prep Firm| work = PublishersWeekly.com| accessdate = 2019-01-20| url = https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/print/20031222/30145-courier-to-buy-test-prep-firm.html}} Courier was acquired by RR Donnelley in 2015.[http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2015/02/05/courier-corp-takes-261m-rr-donnelley-offer-over.html Courier Corp. takes $261M RR Donnelley offer over rival acquisition bid] RR Donnelly split into three in 2016; REA became part of LSC Communications.{{cite web|title=R.R. Donnelley (RRD) to Split into 3 Stocks by October, published May 5, 2016|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/joecornell/2016/05/05/r-r-donnelley-rrd-to-split-into-3-stocks-by-october/#6d8307ac656a|website=Forbes.com|accessdate=24 September 2017}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.REA.com/}}
- [http://www.Freeprepschool.org Nonprofit test bank of REA analog, DOE and other test bank/ exam preparation resources]
- [http://testprep.about.com/od/tipsfortesting/ht/Focus.htm REA About.com Facebook link to test preparation hints]
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Category:Educational publishing companies
Category:Standardized tests in the United States
Category:Educational testing and assessment organizations
Category:Educational psychology organizations
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