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Subject: Re: SAT Practice Software Recommendations?
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Date: Fri, 20-Mar-87 08:59:14 EST
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Posted: Fri Mar 20 08:59:14 1987
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It has been a long time since I sat an SAT. I have recently had the 
frustrating experiance of participating in State Multiple Choice exams.
I have found here, that practice exams are the only way to study. Even
when one is completely familiar with the material, low grades result
when no sample exams have been reviewed. It seems as though the 
contractor for the writing of these tests is more interested in 
word for word, page long quotes from the 2,000 page books and deletes
1 (ONE) word [most times a "not"] from the text. The question is then
asked [ a one liner ] with 4 close answers.

Conflicts within the textbooks are also a prime area for questions.

The relationship to the SAT point is not one of increasing the aptitude
of the examined party, but one of teaching a testing style.

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