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Test Preparation Effects

Test Preparation Effects is a phenomenon in educational assessment wherein examinee performance on high-stakes certification tests is systematically influenced by targeted instructional practices and preparatory activities designed to increase test scores, rather than by genuine mastery of the assessed competencies.

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715

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330

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2017–2026

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327

Governing through crime: how the war on crime transformed American democracy and created a culture of fear

Choice Reviews Online · 2007 · 1.1K citations

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Shadow Education, American Style: Test Preparation, the SAT and College Enrollment

Claudia Buchmann, Dennis J. Condron, Vincent J. Roscigno · Social Forces · 2010 · 454 citations

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Rational responses to high stakes testing: the case of curriculum narrowing and the harm that follows

David C. Berliner · Cambridge Journal of Education · 2011 · 443 citations

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High-stakes testing in employment, credentialing, and higher education: Prospects in a post-affirmative-action world.

Paul R. Sackett, Neal Schmitt, Jill E. Ellingson et al. · American Psychologist · 2001 · 380 citations

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Governing Through Crime: How The War On Crime Transformed American Democracy And Created A Culture Of Fear

Ian O’Donnell · The British Journal of Criminology · 2007 · 365 citations

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Authors

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  1. DE
    Donald E. Powers

    Educational Testing Service, United States

    10 publications · 414 citations

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  2. MB
    M. Bruze

    Lund University, Sweden

    5 publications · 165 citations

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  3. LC
    Liying Cheng

    Queen's University, Canada

    4 publications · 72 citations

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  4. TH
    Tania Horák

    Lancaster University, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 193 citations

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  5. SB
    Susan Bobbitt Nolen

    University of Washington, United States

    3 publications · 374 citations

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Institutions

330

  1. Educational Testing Service

    Princeton, United States

    11 h-index

    15 publications

    696 citations

  2. Arizona State University

    Tempe, United States

    7 h-index

    10 publications

    1.8K citations

  3. Michigan State University

    East Lansing, United States

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    282 citations

  4. Skåne University Hospital

    Lund, Sweden

    4 h-index

    12 publications

    477 citations

  5. Queen's University

    Kingston, Canada

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    119 citations

  6. University of Florida

    Gainesville, United States

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    378 citations

  7. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

    New Brunswick, United States

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    124 citations

  8. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    166 citations

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  1. ETS Research Report Series

    8 publications · 318 citations

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  3. Language Assessment Quarterly

    8 publications · 351 citations

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  4. Teaching of Psychology

    7 publications · 208 citations

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  5. PubMed

    Repository · 6 publications · 239 citations

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