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ERIC Number: EJ303658
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Effects of Practice on Aptitude and Achievement Test Scores.
Kulik, James A.; And Others
American Educational Research Journal, v21 n2 p435-47 Sum 1984
This synthesis of findings from 40 studies showed that students can raise their test scores by taking practice tests. The size of the gains were a function of three factors: identical vs. parallel forms of the test, number of practice tests, and ability level of the student. (Author/BW)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Meta Analysis, Test Coaching, Test Results
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Information Analyses; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Practice Tests
Note: The material in this report was based on work supported by the National Institute of Education under Grant No. NIE-G-81-0047.