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Download full textThornton, Andrea E.; Reese, Lynda M.; Pashley, Peter J. – 1998
Test takers were asked to report which, if any, methods they used to help prepare for the Law School Admission Test (LSAT). The study began with the 1991-1992 academic testing year and ended with the 1996-1997 academic testing year. More than 100,000 students responded in each of the years, with the exception of a smaller sample in 1996-1997…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Higher Education, Law Schools, Law Students
Donovan, Colleen; Figlio, David; Rush, Mark – National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research, 2007
This paper presents the first evidence of the effects of school accountability systems on the long-term human capital development of high-performing, college-bound students. The results are mixed. On the one hand, the evidence is consistent that school accountability sanction threats are associated with changes in student study habits. Students…
Descriptors: Test Preparation, Test Coaching, Review (Reexamination), Context Effect
