December 4, 1998
College Board Disparages Test-Preparation Courses
The College Board and test-preparation companies are trading barbs again.
The cause is a study released last week by the College Board, which found that students who take test-preparation courses experience only minimal score increases on the SAT. The College Board sponsors the college-entrance exam.
The study found that when students retook the test, those who had taken preparation courses raised their
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