May 20, 2009

Test Preparation May Help High Scorers Most, Report Says

By Eric Hoover

Students with above-average scores on standardized admissions tests are likely to get the greatest benefit from commercial test preparation, according to a new report from the National Association for College Admission Counseling.

Yet those benefits may not outweigh the costs for many families, says the report's author, Derek C. Briggs, associate professor of education at

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