C. E. BROWN LIBRARY SUBJECT GUIDES

Test Preparation: A Research Guide


We all take tests at some time in our lives. Perhaps we need to take an exam to enter school or a higher level of education like college or graduate school, or even law school. Some of us must past exams to enter into a new occupation or continue on in our current careers for certification. Below you will find some books and Web sites that will help prepare you for your next exam. This guide introduces researchers to some of the basic informational sources on the topic. The terms and phrases listed in the subject headings below can be used to search for more materials in the library's catalog and research databases. If you need further assistance, please ask a librarian.


WEB SITES | TEST CATEGORIES | TEST PREPARATION COMPANIES | SUBJECT HEADINGS | RELATED RESEARCH GUIDES
LOCAL RESOURCES
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WEB SITES

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ACT Assessment
www.act.org/aap/index.html
This site details the ACT, which is designed to assess high school students' general educational development and their ability to complete college-level work.

College Board
www.collegeboard.com
Provides information on test sponsored by the College Board including the SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test), PSAT/NMSQT (Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test), AP (Advanced Placement Program), and CLEP (College Level Examination Program).

Graduate Record Examinations (GRE)
www.gre.org
Helps to prepare you for taking the GRE.

Law School Admission Council
www.lsat.org
A nonprofit corporation whose members are 202 law schools in the United States and Canada . Administers the Law School Admission Test (LSAT).

LibrarySpot: Where to Prepare for the Big Test
www.libraryspot.com/features/testprepfeature.htm
Offers an overview of test preparation and links to further resources.

Number2.com
www.number2.com
Provides free practice tests for the ACT, SAT, GRE, and vocabulary builder.

PBS's Secrets of the SAT
www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/sats/
This report draws on the work of Nicholas Lemann and his five-year study of the SAT— The Big Test: The

TEST CATEGORIES
  Below are just some of the test titles or categories that require testing.
top ACT (American College Test)
AP (Advanced Placement Program)
basic skills
civil service
CLEP (College Level Examination Program)
correctional officer
cosmetology
EMS (Emergency Medical Services)
ESL (English as a Second Language)
firefighter
GED (General Equivalency Degree)
GMAT (Graduate Management Admission Test)
GRE (Graduate Record Examinations)
law enforcement
LSAT (Law School Admission Test)
MCAT (Medical College Admissions Test)
military services
nurse aide
PSAT/NMSQT (Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test)
police officer
postal service
real estate
SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test)
SAT II Subject Tests
skills improvement courses
teacher certification
technical and career college
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
U.S. citizenship
USMLE (United States Medical Licensing Examination)
TEST PREPARATION COMPANIES
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Barron's Test Preparation
www.barronstestprep.com
Publishes, for a fee, both online and print preparatory examinations for PSAT, SAT, and ACT tests.

Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions
www.kaptest.com
Publishes, for a fee, both online and print preparatory examinations for college, graduate school, civil service and military careers, and occupations.

Peterson's
www.petersons.com
Publishes, for a fee, both online and print preparatory examinations for college, graduate school, civil service and military careers, and occupations. Also includes college and tuition research. Also publishes titles with the Arco imprint.

Princeton Review
www.princetonreview.com
Publishes, for a fee, both online and print preparatory examinations for college, graduate school, civil service and military careers, and occupations. Also includes college searches and test registration.

SUBJECT HEADINGS
top accounting—examinations, questions, etc.
admission test
civil service—United States—examinations
computer networks—examinations—study guides
entrance examination
general educational development tests—study guides
high school equivalency examinations—study guides
postal service—United States—employees
postal service—United States—examinations, questions, etc.
study guides
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last updated: July 2005
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