Effectiveness of PSAT and SAT Booklets IV. Your College Board Scores: Scholastic Aptitude Test, Achievement Tests PSAT SAT
- Author(s):
-
Halpern, Gerald;
Sasajima, Masu
- Publication Year:
- 1966
- Report Number:
-
RB-66-29
- Source:
-
ETS Research Bulletin
- Document Type:
- Report
- Page Count:
- 78
- Subject/Key Words:
-
College Board,
Achievement Tests,
College Entrance Examinations,
Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test (PSAT),
Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT),
Scores,
Student Reaction,
Study Guides,
Test Wiseness
Abstract
A questionnaire was developed and administered to about 450 12th grade students as a means of evaluating the booklet, Your College Board Scores: Scholastic Aptitude Test, Achievement Tests. In general, the booklet was found to communicate effectively. Exceptions to this general statement were difficulties in locating appropriate tables and a superficial understanding of the meaning of test scores and percentiles. Comprehension of the booklet was moderately related to scholastic aptitude scores.
Read More