In a statement on Friday, a department spokesman, Frank Thomas, did not address test preparation but attributed the rise in high scorers to the increased popularity of public schooling.
Most works address test data generation.
The research findings provide information regarding nursing students' perceptions of the role of accommodations in addressing test anxiety and their metaperception of how others view their use of test accommodations to encounter the pressure during tests.
Literature regarding students' perceptions of accommodations to address test anxiety consistently revealed both students with disabilities and nondisabled students believe extended time for testing provides a benefit (Elliott and Marquart 2004; Lewandowski et al. 2014; Lovett and Leja 2013).
The purpose of this phenomenological study was to increase understanding of American community college nursing students and their experiences using an extended time and other form of supportive accommodation to address test anxiety.
The "undermatching" research largely addresses test scores, money and prestige, and has little to say about actual collegiate "fit" which should also include a large dose of respect for the student's own informed choice.
Reviews addressing test development and diagnostic effectiveness or cost effectiveness were excluded.
