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[quote=Anonymous]Why do so many students prep for both the SAT reasoning ability and aptitude test; as well as the SAT subject achievement tests?  Isn't it unethical to "prep" and get familiar with the SAT reasoning ability and aptitude test because it's an "ability" test?  Why are so many people do it?

The textbooks (by Pearson) and fancy brochures say you cannot improve your performance by "prepping" or getting familiar with "ability" tests like you can with "subject" and achievement tests?  When I was a student the College Board admonished us for preparing. "prepping" ar getting familiar with their SAT reasoning ability and aptitude test.  They claimed prepping would not improve score and performance.  I didn't believe them so I decided to test their hypothesis and took one of the early Kaplan courses.  Guess what, I hit the ceiling as my scores went up an average of 150 points.  Since this is an N of 1 the College Board claimed this outlier performance is likely pure randomness!  My nephews and nieces are now taking the SAT reasoning ability and aptitude test and noticed the College Board (blue book) now markets a review book for this test similar to Barons, Princeton, and Kaplan.  If you can't lick em then join em in shaking that money maker.

Hmm. Does the SAT ability and aptitude test test any subjects? 
 
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