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Sampling Bias and Limitations in Generalizations in Reporting Scores on Standardized and Criterion Referenced Reading Tests.

Carswell, Lorraine; White, William F. – 1983

To assess the impact of economic deprivation on students' reading scores in standardized tests, the vocabulary and reading comprehension portions of the California Achievement Test and the Degree of Reading Power test were admininstered to two groups of eighth grade students--60 students participating in the federal free lunch program and 60…

Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Criterion Referenced Tests, Economic Factors, Economically Disadvantaged