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Fort Worth Independent School District, TX. Dept. of Research and Evaluation. – 1983
This study of the 1982-83 Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores of Fort Worth Independent School District (FWISD) seniors indicated an increase in scores over the previous year. The FWISD seniors (n=3,659) scored substantially lower than the national and Texas seniors. However, Fort Worth students took fewer traditional academic subjects.…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, College Entrance Examinations, Comparative Analysis, Data Interpretation
Download full textRainey, Anthony – 1996
Whether preparation classes for the American College Testing (ACT) assessment actually raise student scores was studied with middle-class, private-school high school juniors and seniors of various ethnic backgrounds. The 1990-1991 test results for 30 students who had taken an ACT coaching course were compared with those of 30 students who had not.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, College Entrance Examinations, Comparative Analysis
The Effectiveness of Special Preparation for the SAT: An Evaluation of a Commercial Coaching School.
Zuman, John P. – 1988
The effectiveness of a commercial preparation class in New York City for the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) was studied. A group of the regular clientele of the school (55 eleventh graders) was compared with a group of low-income minority students given scholarships to the course (33 Black or Hispanic eleventh graders). The effects of the coaching…
Descriptors: Black Students, Comparative Analysis, Grade 11, High Schools
