The Controversy over Coaching: Issues of Effectiveness and Equity.

Messick, Samuel

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Publication Date: 1981-Sep

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The Controversy over Coaching: Issues of Effectiveness and Equity.

Messick, Samuel

New Directions for Testing and Measurement, n11 p21-53 Sep 1981

In an attempt to reinforce the directive role of evidence in current arguments over test coaching, this chapter summarizes research findings from studies of coaching for the Scholastic Aptitude Test in the context of a conceptual analysis of the meaning and likely import of the coachability of such ability tests. (Author/BW)

Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Aptitude Tests, College Admission, College Entrance Examinations, Higher Education, Program Effectiveness, Test Coaching, Test Validity, Testing Problems, Values

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Opinion Papers

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: SAT (College Admission Test)

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