Effects of Coaching on GRE Aptitude Test Scores.

Powers, Donald E.

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Publication Date: 1985

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Effects of Coaching on GRE Aptitude Test Scores.

Powers, Donald E.

Journal of Educational Measurement, v22 n2 p121-136 Sum 1985

After adjusting for different background characteristics of students, effects on test scores were related to the length and type of test coaching programs offered. The data suggest that the test item types in the Graduate Record Examination General Test appear to show little susceptibility to formal coaching experiences. (Author/DWH)

Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Academic Aspiration, Aptitude Tests, College Entrance Examinations, Higher Education, Multiple Regression Analysis, Program Effectiveness, Scores, Student Characteristics, Test Coaching, Test Interpretation, Test Wiseness, Time on Task

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Graduate Record Examinations

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