Declining Scores: A Conservative Explanation.

Ebel, Robert L.

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Publication Date: 1976

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Declining Scores: A Conservative Explanation

Ebel, Robert L.

Phi Delta Kappan, 58, 4, 306-310, Dec 76

While other explanations cannot be ruled out completely, the most plausible explanation for the decline in test scores is that school achievement is down. Confirmation of this view is found in areas other than test scores. (Author/IRT)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives, Educational Philosophy, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education, Standardized Tests, Test Results

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