{"title":"Are Large Admissions Test Coaching Effects Widespread? A Longitudinal Analysis of Admissions Test Scores","authors":"Jeffrey A. Dahlke, P. Sackett, N. Kuncel","doi":"10.1080/08957347.2023.2172018","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT We examine longitudinal data from 120,384 students who took a version of the PSAT/SAT in the 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th grades. We investigate score changes over time and show that socioeconomic status (SES) is related to the degree of score improvement. We note that the 9th and 10th grade PSAT are low-stakes tests, while the operational SAT is a high-stakes test. We posit that investments in coaching would be uncommon for early PSAT administrations, and would be concentrated on efforts to prepare for the operational SAT. We compare score improvements between 9th and 10th grade with improvements between 10th and 12th grade, examining results separately by level of SES. We find similar levels of score improvement in low-stakes and high-stakes settings, with 3.4% of high-SES and 1.1% of low-SES students showing larger-than-expected score improvements, which is inconsistent with claims that high-SES students have routine access to highly effective coaching.","PeriodicalId":51609,"journal":{"name":"Applied Measurement in Education","volume":"36 1","pages":"1 - 13"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1000,"publicationDate":"2023-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Applied Measurement in Education","FirstCategoryId":"95","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08957347.2023.2172018","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH","Score":null,"Total":0}
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ABSTRACT We examine longitudinal data from 120,384 students who took a version of the PSAT/SAT in the 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th grades. We investigate score changes over time and show that socioeconomic status (SES) is related to the degree of score improvement. We note that the 9th and 10th grade PSAT are low-stakes tests, while the operational SAT is a high-stakes test. We posit that investments in coaching would be uncommon for early PSAT administrations, and would be concentrated on efforts to prepare for the operational SAT. We compare score improvements between 9th and 10th grade with improvements between 10th and 12th grade, examining results separately by level of SES. We find similar levels of score improvement in low-stakes and high-stakes settings, with 3.4% of high-SES and 1.1% of low-SES students showing larger-than-expected score improvements, which is inconsistent with claims that high-SES students have routine access to highly effective coaching.
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Because interaction between the domains of research and application is critical to the evaluation and improvement of new educational measurement practices, Applied Measurement in Education" prime objective is to improve communication between academicians and practitioners. To help bridge the gap between theory and practice, articles in this journal describe original research studies, innovative strategies for solving educational measurement problems, and integrative reviews of current approaches to contemporary measurement issues. Peer Review Policy: All review papers in this journal have undergone editorial screening and peer review.
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