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State-by-State Comparisons of Achievement: Suggestions for Enhancing Validity.

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Linn, Robert L. – Educational Researcher, 1988

The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) must use sampling techniques that produce data which are representative on national, state, and local levels. The validity of findings is enhanced when state and district comparisons are made. Multiple measures will allow the diagnosis of strengths and weaknesses. The data should be…

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Rating, Educational Research, Research Methodology

Reactions to Criticism of the Holtzman Report.

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Boruch, Robert F.; Cordray, David S. – Educational Researcher, 1981

Answers criticisms by Mary Anne Bunda, Ernest House, and Mary Kennedy. Discusses, among other issues, legal authorization for the use of higher quality evaluation designs and the use of evaluation research results. (GC)

Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Federal Programs