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The Effect of Commercial Coaching Courses on Performance on the MCAT.
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Jones, Robert F. – Journal of Medical Education, 1986
Two studies on the relationship between taking a commercial coaching course and performance on the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) are reported. In both studies, one on repeating examinees and another on first-time examinees, differences in scores favoring coached examinees were found on the science knowledge and problems subtests.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, College Entrance Examinations, Comparative Analysis