My experience working with outreach programs taught me that we would see a 1 or 2% increase from focused efforts on content mastery in SAT/ACT prep classes. When we focused on specifically the skills needed to do well on 'generic' standardized tests, we saw a 7-12% increase in individual student score.
These tests mostly test how well someone (a) responds to pressure and (b) takes a standardized test. They're not accurate measures of student learning.
These tests mostly test how well someone (a) responds to pressure and (b) takes a standardized test. They're not accurate measures of student learning.