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ERIC Number: EJ275517
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1982
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An Analysis of the Impact of Commercial Test Preparation Courses on SAT Scores.
Sesnowitz, Michael; And Others
American Educational Research Journal, v19 n3 p429-41 Fall 1982
Data collected by the Federal Trade Commission from the Educational Testing Service (1975 to 1977) and two commercial coaching schools in the New York metropolitan area are used in an observational study to test the hypothesis that commercial coaching can improve performance on the Scholastic Aptitude Test. (Author/PN)
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Predictive Measurement, Scores, Secondary Education, Test Anxiety, Test Coaching, Test Wiseness
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Coaching Schools; College Entrance Examination Board; Educational Testing Service; Federal Trade Commission; Scholastic Aptitude Test; Student Demographic Questionnaire