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Download full textFederal Trade Commission, Washington, DC. Bureau of Consumer Protection. – 1979
The effect of commercial coaching on Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores was analyzed, using 1974-1977 test results of 2,500 non-coached students and 1,568 enrollees in two coaching schools. (The Stanley H. Kaplan Educational Center, Inc., and the Test Preparation Center, Inc.). Multiple regression analysis was used to control for student…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, College Entrance Examinations, High Schools, Improvement Programs
Achilles, C. M.; And Others – 1987
The Knoxville City Schools (KCS) Proficiency Project ran from fall 1984 to spring 1987 in three Knoxville, Tennessee, middle schools and three high schools. Students in three of the eight KCS high schools were scoring consistently lower than pupils in the other schools on the grade 9 State Proficiency Test, especially in math (M) and language arts…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Educational Improvement, Grade 9
