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Methods for Improving Standardized Test Scores: Fruitful, Fruitless, or Fraudulent?

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Mehrens, William A.; Kaminski, John – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1989

The increased use of test scores as a measure of school quality is discussed. Legitimate and illegitimate practices of test preparation are considered. Some commercial test preparation programs are reviewed, with some conclusions about their effectiveness and desirability. (SLD)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education

The Swedish Scholastic Aptitude Test: Development, Use, and Research.

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Wedman, Ingemar – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1994

A brief description is presented of the Swedish Scholastic Aptitude Test (SweSAT), its content, and its use. The SweSAT has been used for college admission in Sweden since 1977. Some related research activities, including studies of sex differences, dimensionality, and effects of test coaching, are described. (SLD)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, College Bound Students