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ERIC DOCUMENTS CITATIONS for "Test Preparation"EJ590628 Effects of Coaching on SAT I: Reasoning Test Scores. Powers, Donald E.; Rock, Donald A. Abstract: Used several alternative analytic methods to estimate the effects of coaching on Scholastic Assessment Test I scores in a sample of more than 4,000 examinees, approximately 500 of whom had attended formal coaching programs. All estimates suggest that the effects of coaching are far less than claimed by major commercial test-preparation companies. (SLD) Title: Effects of Coaching on SAT I: Reasoning Test Scores. Author: Powers, Donald E.; Rock, Donald A. Journal Citation: Journal of Educational Measurement, v36 n2 p93-118 Sum 1999 1999 Publication Year: 1999 Document Type: Journal Articles (080); Reports--research (143) Target Audience: Administrators and Practitioners ERIC Identifier: EJ590628 This document is NOT available from the ERIC Document Reproduction Service (EDRS). Descriptors: * College Entrance Examinations; * High School Students; High Schools; Scores; * Test Coaching; Test Results Identifiers: *Scholastic Assessment Tests http://ericae.net/ericdc/EJ590628.htm ----------------------------------------------------------------- ED443826 Surreptitious Inclusion of Good Teaching in Test Preparation Activities. Perlman, Carole Abstract: The president of the school board of the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) Illinois mandated that the Student Assessment unit provide training for all CPS teachers on how to help their students score higher on standardized tests. This paper describes the two books developed as training materials and their preparation. The first step was a literature review that culminated in two brief chapters on test-taking skills and improving students' attitudes and motivation. Several chapters discuss the skills measured on the district and state assessments and provide some general hints on preparing students to take tests in these areas. Workshop training sessions focus on developing students' thinking skills using item templates that help teachers make their own questions to measure thinking skills. The overall message of the training sessions and test preparation books is that standardized tests require that students apply critical thinking skills, and if students are accustomed to answering those types of questions on a regular basis in class, they are likely to do better on the tests. It is difficult to evaluate the impact of the workshops and training materials. Test scores have been going up in the CPS, but it is not possible to determine the causal factors. Teachers report seeing the value of teaching and assessing thinking skills. (SLD) Title: Surreptitious Inclusion of Good Teaching in Test Preparation Activities. Author: Perlman, Carole Note: Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (New Orleans, LA, April 24-28, 2000). Page Length: 16 Publication Year: 2000 Document Type: Position Paper (120); Conference Paper (150) Target Audience: Practitioners and Students and Teachers ERIC Identifier: ED443826 Clearinghouse Identifier: TM031308 You may be able to order this document from the ERIC Document Reproduction Service. Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education; * Inservice Teacher Education; * Standardized Tests; Student Evaluation; * Test Coaching; Test Wiseness; * Thinking Skills; Training; Workshops Identifiers: *Chicago Public Schools IL http://ericae.net/ericdc/ED443826.htm ----------------------------------------------------------------- ED435648 The Secrets of Taking Any Test: Learn the Techniques Successful Test-Takers Know. The Basics Made Easy...in 20 Minutes a Day. Meyers, Judith N. Abstract: The test-preparation program in this guide covers all forms of test taking to help students deal with real-world problems like test anxiety and insufficient preparation time. The chapters are: (1) "Finding Out about the Tests You Must Take"; (2) "Making a Study Plan"; (3) "Carrying Out Your Study Plan"; (4) "Learning Strategies"; (5) "Coping with Test Anxiety"; (6) "Getting Mind and Body in Shape"; (7) "Managing Study Schedules"; (8) "Managing Test Days"; (9) "Psyching Out the Multiple Choice Test"; (10) "More Multiple-Choice Questions"; (11) "Questions on the Classroom Test"; (12) "Should You Guess? Often, Yes!"; (13) "Managing Your Time During the Short-Answer Test"; (14) "Preparing for Essay Questions"; (15) "Taking an Essay Test"; (16) "Writing Basics for the Essay Test"; (17) "Test Yourself: A Practice Civil Service Test"; (18) "Test Yourself: A Practice Classroom Test"; and (19) "Summing Up." An appendix lists additional resources. (SLD) Title: The Secrets of Taking Any Test: Learn the Techniques Successful Test-Takers Know. The Basics Made Easy...in 20 Minutes a Day. Author: Meyers, Judith N. Publication Year: 1997 Document Type: Book (010); Guides--non-classroom (055) Target Audience: Students ERIC Identifier: ED435648 Clearinghouse Identifier: TM030250 Available from: Document Not Available from EDRS. This document is NOT available from the ERIC Document Reproduction Service (EDRS). Descriptors: Guessing [Tests]; Higher Education; Secondary Education; * Study Skills; Test Format; * Test Wiseness; Time Management http://ericae.net/ericdc/ED435648.htm ----------------------------------------------------------------- EJ556283 No Pain, High Gain Standardized Test Preparation. Duke, Nell K.; Ritchart, Ron Abstract: There are many connections between good test taking practices and good general learning practices. This article offers strategies related to reading and math instruction and testing. It also describes how to teach students the fundamentals of standardized tests. Tips for reducing test stress are provided. (SM) Title: No Pain, High Gain Standardized Test Preparation. Author: Duke, Nell K.; Ritchart, Ron Journal Citation: Instructor, v107 n3 p89-92,119 Oct 1997 ISSN: 1049-5851 Publication Year: 1997 Document Type: Non-classroom Material (055); Journal Article (080) Target Audience: Teachers and Practitioners ERIC Identifier: EJ556283 Clearinghouse Identifier: SP526442 This document is NOT available from the ERIC Document Reproduction Service (EDRS). Descriptors: Elementary Education; * Mathematics Skills; * Reading Strategies; * Standardized Tests; * Stress Management; Student Attitudes; Test Anxiety; * Test Format; * Test Wiseness http://ericae.net/ericdb/EJ556283.htm ----------------------------------------------------------------- EJ449855 Regaining the Public Trust: A Review of School Testing Programs, Practices. Canner, Jane Abstract: The "high stakes" environment surrounding student performance on standardized achievement tests has pressured educators to improve test scores--in both appropriate and inappropriate ways. Convened to examine such testing practices, a National Council on Measurement in Education developed guidelines for managing ethical, instructional, and credibility dilemmas associated with test preparation, security, and reporting practices. (four references) (MLH) Title: Regaining the Public Trust: A Review of School Testing Programs, Practices. Author: Canner, Jane Journal Citation: NASSP Bulletin, v76 n545 p6-15 Sep 1992 ISSN: 0192-6365 Publication Year: 1992 Document Type: Journal Article (080); Evaluative Report (142) Target Audience: Policymakers ERIC Identifier: EJ449855 Clearinghouse Identifier: EA526993 Available from: UMI This document is NOT available from the ERIC Document Reproduction Service (EDRS). Descriptors: * Cheating; Elementary Secondary Education; * Ethics; * Guidelines; Malpractice; * Standardized Tests; * Testing Problems; Test Wiseness Identifiers: *Coaching; *National Council on Measurement in Education http://ericae.net/ericdb/EJ449855.htm ----------------------------------------------------------------- EJ438908 Test Preparation Programs: Counselors' Views and Involvement. Michael, Noreen; Edwards, Patricia A. Abstract: Surveyed 90 elementary and secondary school counselors to examine strategies employed in test preparation programs, degree to which counselors follow structured curriculum in presenting test-taking activities to students, extent to which counselors target particular strategies, and how counselors evaluate program success. Found counselors more concerned with immediate results of test preparation activities than with long-term problem-solving development. (NB) Title: Test Preparation Programs: Counselors' Views and Involvement. Author: Michael, Noreen; Edwards, Patricia A. Journal Citation: School Counselor, v39 n2 p98-106 Nov 1991 ISSN: 0036-6536 Publication Year: 1991 Document Type: Journal Article (080); Research Report (143) Target Audience: Counselors and Practitioners ERIC Identifier: EJ438908 Clearinghouse Identifier: CG540398 Available from: UMI This document is NOT available from the ERIC Document Reproduction Service (EDRS). Descriptors: * Counselor Attitudes; Counselor Role; Elementary Secondary Education; School Counselors; * Test Coaching; * Test Wiseness http://ericae.net/ericdb/EJ438908.htm ----------------------------------------------------------------- EJ435208 Psychometricians' Beliefs about Learning. Shepard, Lorrie A. Abstract: Studies beliefs that psychometricians have about learning through interviews with 50 school district testing directors. Disputes about legitimate test preparation and teaching to the test are explained by differing beliefs about learning and implicit learning theories. Discusses implications for testing practices. (SLD) Title: Psychometricians' Beliefs about Learning. Author: Shepard, Lorrie A. Journal Citation: Educational Researcher, v20 n7 p2-16 Oct 1991 ISSN: 0013-189X Publication Year: 1991 Document Type: Journal Article (080); Research Report (143) Target Audience: Teachers and Practitioners ERIC Identifier: EJ435208 Clearinghouse Identifier: UD516161 Available from: UMI This document is NOT available from the ERIC Document Reproduction Service (EDRS). Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes; * Administrators; * Beliefs; Educational Policy; Interviews; * Learning Theories; * Psychometrics; School Districts; * Test Coaching Identifiers: Teaching to the Test; *Test Directors http://ericae.net/ericdb/EJ435208.htm ----------------------------------------------------------------- EJ433853 Meanings of Test Preparation. Smith, Mary Lee Abstract: From a survey of Arizona teachers/administrators and observations in two elementary schools concerning the role of external testing, a typology of teacher orientation toward preparing students to take high-stakes achievement tests is identified. Eight categories of teachers' approaches are contrasted with meanings of test preparation held by other educators. (SLD) Title: Meanings of Test Preparation. Author: Smith, Mary Lee Journal Citation: American Educational Research Journal, v28 n3 p521-42 Fall 1991 ISSN: 0002-8312 Publication Year: 1991 Document Type: Journal Article (080); Evaluative Report (142) Target Audience: Teachers and Practitioners ERIC Identifier: EJ433853 Clearinghouse Identifier: TM515876 Available from: UMI This document is NOT available from the ERIC Document Reproduction Service (EDRS). Descriptors: * Achievement Tests; Administrators; Cheating; * Definitions; Elementary Education; Elementary School Students; * Elementary School Teachers; School Surveys; * Teacher Attitudes; Teacher Role; * Test Coaching; Testing Problems; Test Use; Test Wiseness Identifiers: External Evaluation http://ericae.net/ericdb/EJ433853.htm ----------------------------------------------------------------- ED410015 How To Help Your Child with Homework: Every Caring Parent's Guide to Encouraging Good Study Habits and Ending the Homework Wars (For Parents of Children Ages 6- 13). Revised and Updated. Radencich, Marguerite C.; Schumm, Jeanne Shay Abstract: Noting that parent involvement in their children's schooling is a key to academic success, this book provides techniques and strategies for parents to help them assist their children with homework completion without conflict. Chapter 1, "Getting Started," includes guidance on who should help with homework and how to set a homework schedule. Chapter 2, "Troubleshooting," advises on assignment tracking and test preparation. Chapter 3, "How To Help Your Child with Reading," provides guidance on raising children's reading level, while chapter 4, "How To Help Your Child with Spelling and Writing," covers studying spelling, handwriting, and composition. Chapter 5, "How To Help Your Child with Math," includes information on helping children with concepts, word problems, and computation, while chapter 6, "How To Help Your Child with Science, Social Studies, and Foreign Languages," includes test preparation, and helping the child with graphics and with thematic units. Chapter 7, "How To Help Your Child with Formal Assessments, Projects, Reports, and Papers," provides guidance on reports and term papers. Chapter 8, "Using Technology," includes advice on computer use and software selection. Chapter 9, "Playing Games," offers advice on game selection and home-made games. The final chapter lists further resources. Twenty- three reproducible pages are included for parental use. (SD) Title: How To Help Your Child with Homework: Every Caring Parent's Guide to Encouraging Good Study Habits and Ending the Homework Wars (For Parents of Children Ages 6- 13). Revised and Updated. Author: Radencich, Marguerite C.; Schumm, Jeanne Shay ISBN: 1-57542-006-6 Note: 199p. Publication Year: 1997 Document Type: Book (010); Non-classroom Material (055) Target Audience: Parents ERIC Identifier: ED410015 Clearinghouse Identifier: PS025652 Available from: Free Spirit Publishing, 400 First Avenue North, Suite 616, Minneapolis, MN 55401; phone: 612-338-2068 ($14.95, plus shipping and handling). This document is NOT available from the ERIC Document Reproduction Service (EDRS). Descriptors: Academic Achievement; * Assignments; Elementary Education; * Homework; Learning Strategies; Parent Participation; Parent Role; Parent Student Relationship; Parents as Teachers; Reading Assignments; Research Papers [Students]; * Student Improvement; * Study Habits; * Study Skills; Thinking Skills; Writing Assignments Identifiers: *Homework Assistance Programs http://ericae.net/ericdb/ED410015.htm ----------------------------------------------------------------- ED409341 The Effects of Test Preparation Activities on ACT Assessment Scores. Scholes, Roberta J.; Lain, M. Margaret Abstract: "Test preparation" activities can range from simple practice to in-depth instruction, but most of these activities use some form of test familiarization, drill and practice with feedback, training in strategies for specific item types, and general test-taking, subject-matter review, and skill development exercises. Two experiments were conducted to study the effects of test preparation on results from the American College Testing program (ACT) Assessment. In the first experiment, a random sample of 10% was selected from one students who took the ACT between October 1, 1994 and September 20, 1995 (69,251 students). These students had answered test preparation questions as part of the information they supplied for the ACT. Gender, ethnic/racial, and family income differences in test preparation were also examined. Almost half of the students had engaged in some form of test preparation, with lower income and minority students reporting engaging in combinations of activities more than other student groups. The types of test preparation studied had little impact on student performance, with only practice tests showing a positive, although small, impact. The second study considered students who had taken the ACT more than once in the time period of the previous study. The sample consisted of 126,253 repeaters. The same information was obtained and the same analyses performed. Over half of these repeat test takers engaged in some type of test preparation before the second ACT, but results suggest that test preparation activities have only a minimal impact on increasing the second ACT Assessment scores beyond gains from simply retaking the test. Results overall suggest that test preparation activities have little impact on scores. (Contains six tables and eight references.) (SLD) Title: The Effects of Test Preparation Activities on ACT Assessment Scores. Author: Scholes, Roberta J.; Lain, M. Margaret Note: 22p.; Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (Chicago, IL, March 24-28, 1997). Publication Year: Mar 1997 Document Type: Research Report (143); Conference Paper (150) Target Audience: Students ERIC Identifier: ED409341 Clearinghouse Identifier: TM026824 This document is available from the ERIC Document Reproduction Service. Descriptors: Achievement Gains; * College Entrance Examinations; Ethnic Groups; Feedback; * High School Students; High Schools; Higher Education; Income; * Minority Groups; Racial Differences; Scores; Sex Differences; * Skill Development; * Test Coaching; Test Results; Test Wiseness; Testing Problems Identifiers: *ACT Assessment http://ericae.net/ericdb/ED409341.htm ----------------------------------------------------------------- ED406426 Relationships between Test Preparation and Academic Performance on a Statewide High School Exit Examination. Norton, Scott M.; Park, Hae-Seong Abstract: The relationship between test preparation and academic performance on a high school graduation test was studied using data from the 1995-96 Louisiana Graduation Exit Examination (GEE). Test preparation was measured based on students' responses concerning whether they prepared well for the test or not. Academic performance was measured through five subjects: English Language Arts, Mathematics, Written Composition, Science, and Social Studies. Each subject was examined based on two test uses: students' passing status and students' scaled scores. A series of chi square tests were used for each subject to examine the relationship between test preparation and passing status. In addition, Pearson correlation analysis was used for each subject to examine the relationship between test preparation and scaled scores. Results show that there is a significant relationship between preparation and academic performance, but that the magnitudes of the relationships are different across the five subjects. The strongest relationship was found for mathematics. The patterns of the relationships between test preparation and academic performance were generally consistent across subgroups with reference to gender and ethnicity. (Contains eight tables and seven references.) (SLD) Title: Relationships between Test Preparation and Academic Performance on a Statewide High School Exit Examination. Author: Norton, Scott M.; Park, Hae-Seong Note: 14p.; Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association (Tuscaloosa, AL, November 6-8, 1996). Publication Year: Nov 1996 Document Type: Research Report (143); Conference Paper (150) Target Audience: Policymakers ERIC Identifier: ED406426 Clearinghouse Identifier: TM026371 This document is available from the ERIC Document Reproduction Service. Descriptors: * Academic Achievement; Chi Square; Correlation; English; Ethnic Groups; Graduation; High Schools; * High School Students; Mathematics; * Readiness; Sciences; Sex Differences; Social Studies; * Student Reaction; * Study Habits; Test Use; Writing [Composition] Identifiers: *Exit Examinations; *Louisiana http://ericae.net/ericdb/ED406426.htm ----------------------------------------------------------------- ED385593 Coaching for the SAT: A Summary of the Summaries and an Update. Reprint. Powers, Donald E. Abstract: Several available summaries of research on coaching for the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) are summarized and their principal findings discussed. Some additional studies, that have been completed since these summaries were reported, are considered and linked to the summaries. The four major meta-analyses considered are those of: (1) Messick and Jungeblut, 1981; (2) DerSimonian and Laird, 1983; (3) Kulik, Bangert-Drowns, and Kulik, 1984; and (4) Becker, 1990. Taken together, these studies indicate that the effects of coaching, special test preparation, are somewhat greater for the more curriculum-related mathematics section of the SAT than the verbal section. Longer coaching programs tend to yield somewhat greater effects, but simply doubling the effort does not double the effect. It is also apparent that the estimation of coaching effects depends on the degree to which spurious effects are controlled (e.g., regression, self-selection, noncomparable scores, differential motivation). In general, recent studies are consistent with the meta-analytic summaries. Those who seek coaching for the SAT should consider not only expected benefits, but also the cost in terms of time and money. Two tables summarize study findings. (Contains 30 references.) (SLD) Title: Coaching for the SAT: A Summary of the Summaries and an Update. Reprint. Author: Powers, Donald E. Journal Citation: Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, p24-30,39 Sum 1993 1993 Publication Year: 1993 Document Type: Review Literature (070); Journal Article (080) Target Audience: Practitioners ERIC Identifier: ED385593 Clearinghouse Identifier: TM024041 This document is available from the ERIC Document Reproduction Service. Descriptors: * College Entrance Examinations; * Cost Effectiveness; Higher Education; High Schools; * Mathematics Tests; Meta Analysis; * Test Coaching; * Time Factors [Learning] Identifiers: *Scholastic Aptitude Test http://ericae.net/ericdb/ED385593.htm ----------------------------------------------------------------- ED362577 How To Help Children Succeed in School. The Family Forum Library. Dreilinger, Marilyn; Kerner, Ron Abstract: This booklet provides parents with insights as to what study skills are needed for successful learning and to illustrate their role as encouragers, motivators, and guides. It also provides parents with a review of the study skills students must use in order to improve their ability to learn. The ultimate aim of a study skills program is to develop responsible lifelong learners, responsible youngsters who take charge of their own education. Specific areas of discussion present ways parents can build interest in schoolwork, the strategies they can use to develop homework and study skills in their children, and what parents can do to help their children become better readers and writers. The concluding section examines test-taking and skills that are needed for test preparation, especially time management and reviewing the material the test will cover. A list of organizations is provided that can be contacted for more information on study skills, reading, writing, and other curriculum areas. (GLR) Title: How To Help Children Succeed in School. The Family Forum Library. Author: Dreilinger, Marilyn; Kerner, Ron ISBN: 1-56688-007-6 Note: 16p.; For related document, see UD 029 312. Publication Year: 1992 Document Type: Non-classroom Material (055); Book (010) Target Audience: Parents ERIC Identifier: ED362577 Clearinghouse Identifier: UD029311 Available from: Bureau for At-Risk Youth, 645 New York Avenue, Huntington, NY 11743 ($2). This document is NOT available from the ERIC Document Reproduction Service (EDRS). Descriptors: Academic Achievement; Children; Elementary Secondary Education; * Guidelines; Helping Relationship; * Parent Participation; Parent Role; Parent Student Relationship; * Reading Skills; Resources; * Skill Development; Student Responsibility; * Study Skills; Test Coaching; * Writing Skills http://ericae.net/ericdb/ED362577.htm ----------------------------------------------------------------- ED356233 The Effectiveness of Test Preparation Seminars on Performance on Standardized Achievement Tests. Seaton, Thomas Abstract: Opinions about the purpose and effectiveness of test preparation seminars vary, but it is clear that preparation for standardized tests is here to stay. The literature suggests that students do benefit from preparation for standardized tests. The effect of test preparation seminars on standardized achievement tests was studied for 30 of 100 high school juniors from Queen of Peace High School (Burbank, Illinois), who participated in a 10-hour preparation program for the American College Test (ACT). All subjects were female and most were white. The pretest consisted of retired copies of the ACT, and the posttest was the current ACT. As hypothesized, there was a gain in posttest scores. These gains were consistent with others found in the literature. Findings suggest that students may be wise to take some form of test preparation seminar before taking standardized achievement tests like college entrance examinations. The literature further suggests that preparation for aptitude tests should differ from that for achievement tests. (SLD) Title: The Effectiveness of Test Preparation Seminars on Performance on Standardized Achievement Tests. Author: Seaton, Thomas Note: 12p. Publication Year: [1992 Document Type: Research Report (143) Target Audience: Policymakers ERIC Identifier: ED356233 Clearinghouse Identifier: TM019625 This document is available from the ERIC Document Reproduction Service. Descriptors: Achievement Gains; * Achievement Tests; Aptitude Tests; * College Entrance Examinations; Comparative Testing; Females; High Schools; * High School Students; Pretests Posttests; Scores; * Seminars; * Standardized Tests; * Test Coaching; Test Wiseness; Tutoring; White Students Identifiers: *American College Testing Program http://ericae.net/ericdb/ED356233.htm ----------------------------------------------------------------- ED337716 Position Statements of the American School Counselor Association. Abstract: Position statements of the American School Counselor Association were prepared for school counselors to assist them in articulating the position of the Association on a variety of issues. The statements included here present the position followed by a brief rationale. The statements have been developed and written by a number of people over the years. They have all been adopted by the Delegate Assembly of the American Counselor Association. Longer background statements are available for most of the statements. The issues in this document include the school counselor and: (1) Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS); (2) career guidance; (3) censorship; (4) child abuse/neglect prevention; (5) college entrance test preparation programs; (6) confidentiality; (7) counselor/student ratio; (8) credentialing; (9) cross/multicultural counseling; (10) developmental guidance; (11) discipline; (12) dropout prevention; (13) education of the handicapped; (14) endorsement section of the college application; (15) family/parenting education; (16) gifted student programs; (17) group counseling; (18) licensure; (19) migrant students; (20) military recruitment; (21) school counseling paraprofessionals; (22) peer facilitation; (23) school counseling program; (24) sex equity; (25) recognition programs; (26) student rights; (27) students-at-risk; (28) substance abuse counseling; and (29) counselor evaluation. (LLL) Title: Position Statements of the American School Counselor Association. Author: Note: 17p. Publication Year: [1990 Document Type: Position Paper (120) Target Audience: Practitioners and Policymakers ERIC Identifier: ED337716 Clearinghouse Identifier: CG023711 Available from: American School Counselor Association, 5999 Stevenson Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22304 ($10.00 each). This document is available from the ERIC Document Reproduction Service. Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education; * Position Papers; * School Counseling; * School Counselors http://ericae.net/ericdb/ED337716.htm -----------------------------------------------------------------
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