Effects of test preparatory program for Illinois Basic Skills Test

Abstract

The Basic Skills Test is required for admissions into all teacher certification programs in
the state of Illinois. The aim of the study was to determine if the 6-week, test preparatory
program had an impact on participants Basic Skills Test. The hypothesis of this study
was that the test preparatory program would increase participants' post-test scores (i.e.
actual Basic Skills test). Participants included 25 undergraduate students from a midwestern
university (males = 6, females = 19) who committed to approximately 60 hours
of workshops, tutoring and educational software alongside 90 minute group support
sessions, once a week for a total of six weeks. Results showed that participants' Basic
Skills Test did not significantly increase as a result of the six week intervention.
Implications of results and intervention are discussed.

Date of Award	2012
Original language	American English
Awarding Institution	Eastern Illinois University
Supervisor	Heidi A. Larson (Supervisor)