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Is test prep hurting failing schools? According to a new study, the more time spent on ACT material, the worse the score.

Publication: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
Publication Date: 31-MAY-08 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Is test prep hurting failing schools? According to a new study, the more time spent on ACT material, the worse the score.(News)

Article Excerpt
Byline: Kerry Lester

klester@@dailyherald.com

Intensive ACT test prep during class time does more harm than good, a study released this week says.

The study, conducted by the University of Chicago's Consortium on Chicago School Research, found that ACT scores were lowest in schools that devoted the most class time to the test.

Instead, the study found, classroom time should be focused on strengthening longer-term learning in subjects tested by the ACT.

For the study, researchers analyzed test results and surveyed and interviewed Chicago public high school teachers and high school juniors in...

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