Word: testing
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...officials of the Educational Testing Services and other major testing firms assert that the fear and loathing over their exams is unfounded. Just study our sample test in the booklet, they say, and you'II be set. As for the test preparation industry, the official line has been that...
However, in an attempt to placate the wrath received from high school students and their parents, the College Board (administrators of the SAT) has followed the Law School Council's lead. This fall, for the first time ever, the board published a complete sample SAT test along with explanations of the answers...
Holloway's remarks and his organization's recent innovation reflect the hedging attitude that prevails among the major testing firms. The parental pressure--and influential votes that it portends--has led the Federal Trade Commission to get involved. Groups like the New York Public Interest Research Group have proposed that ETS make available test solutions and answers. Currently, students have no idea of how they have done when they leave the examination room. Skepticism also prevails over the use of experimental questions within the body of the test; questions of fairness in this area have also been raised...
...also been looking at test preparation industries and its claims. Although no report has officially been released yet, observers expect that the FTC report will back up Stanley H.Kaplan's claim that "there is a difference...
...even Kaplan doesn't promise improved test scores. "We don't make any guarantees about your score," says Kaplan. "We try to get you to the top of your potential, but a lot depends on how hard you are willing to work on our homework and tape assignments. The people we help the most are the ones who can profit from an organized, efficient review...