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Peer reviewedScruggs, Thomas E.; Marsing, Lois – Behavioral Disorders, 1988
Seventeen behaviorally disordered adolescents received training in specific test-taking skills relevant to content area and teacher-made tests. The experimental subjects scored significantly and substantially higher on a posttest of test-taking skills than did untrained matched controls. Deficits on test-taking skills may contribute to observed…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Behavior Disorders, Junior High Schools
