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Peer reviewedSlavin, Robert E. – Educational Researcher, 1999
Comments on S. Pogrow's suggestion that educational programs should be judged by the degree to which schools using them achieve "surprising scores." Emphasizes the importance of the use of control groups in program evaluation. (SLD)
Descriptors: Control Groups, Educational Research, Evaluation Methods, Experimental Groups
