NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 6 results Save | Export
McKinley, Robert – 1993
A study was conducted to examine patterns of test preparation for the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) during the 1990-1991 testing year. This represented an extension of an earlier study that examined self-report test preparation methods for the June and October 1989 test administrations. In this study, five types of analysis were performed: (1)…
Descriptors: Admission (School), Law Schools, Law Students, Study
Thornton, 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
Wightman, Linda F. – 1990
This report summarizes self-reported information about the kinds and extent of test preparation used by those taking the Law School Admission Test (LSAT). For the first time, in June 1989, test takers were asked to volunteer information about how they prepared for the LSAT. Approximately 75% of the test takers in June and September 1989 responded…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Higher Education, Law Schools, Law Students
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Powell, Brian; Steelman, Lala Carr – Harvard Educational Review, 1983
Investigates the reliability and validity of the Law School Admission Test (LSAT). Presents evidence illustrating the potential for considerable inequity: LSAT scores appear to be influenced both by the version of the exam taken and by the presence or absence of short-term coaching. (SK)
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Postsecondary Education, Scores, Standardized Tests
White, David M. – 1986
This book discusses tricks for answering questions on the Law School Admission Test (LSAT). The tricks are based on an analysis of 12 editions of the LSAT which have been made public pursuant to New York's Truth in Testing Law. Sample LSAT questions published by the Law School Admission Council are referenced to exemplify the tricks' applications…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Higher Education, Multiple Choice Tests, Pretesting
Federal Trade Commission, Washington, DC. Bureau of Consumer Protection. – 1978
A non-experimental design was used to determine if scores of students enrolled in specified major coaching schools were significantly higher than scores of comparable uncoached groups. Score increases at two Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) coaching schools and Law School Admission Test (LSAT) schools were compared. Over 1,400 SAT examinees and…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, College Entrance Examinations, Graduate Study, High Schools