Study Claims SAT-Prep Programs Inconsequential
Students who spend hundreds of dollars for courses preparing for the SAT don't get much for their money, research underwritten by the group that sponsors the test concludes.
The students who paid for tutors or commercially available preparation courses improved their scores only a little on the SAT I: Reasoning Test compared with those who studied on their own or took such classes in schools, according to the study commissioned by the College Board. The New York City-based organization sponsors the widely used college-entrance exam.
On average, coaching programs increased students' verbal scores by 8 points and mathematics scores by 18 points, out of a possible 800 on each section, according to the study done by two researchers at the Educational Testing Service. Those gains were not significant, they say. The study also shows that more than a third of the students who had coaching saw their scores stay...
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