Open AccessEFFECTS OF TAKING THE SAT ON RATE OF WORK AND GUESSING
Author(s) -
Powers Donald E.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
ets research report series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.235
H-Index - 5
ISSN - 2330-8516
DOI - 10.1002/j.2333-8504.1981.tb01234.x
Subject(s) - test (biology) , psychology , aptitude , face (sociological concept) , mathematics education , work (physics) , social psychology , developmental psychology , linguistics , mechanical engineering , paleontology , philosophy , engineering , biology
The College Board recently published Taking the SAT , a booklet designed to Improve candidates' familiarity with the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and the Test of Standard Written English (TSWE). This note examines the extent to which receiving the new booklet altered (a) candidates' strategies with regard to responding in the face of uncertainty and (b) the rate at which examinees proceeded through the test. It Is suggested that specific instructions found in the booklet are related to changes in examinees' test‐taking behaviors in both of these areas.