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Performance of Rural Morenci, Michigan Fourth Grade Children from Low-Income Families on the Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP) Test from 1980-1984 Compared to School and State Wide Averages.

Bower, Douglas – 1983

A study examined whether students coming from low income families perform less well on achievement tests than do students in general. Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP) test scores of fourth grade students coming from low income, rural Michigan homes were compared to overall schoolwide and statewide average scores for the period…

Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Grade 4

Student Achievement in Rural Schools: A View from the National Assessment Data.

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Martin, Wayne H. – 1979

The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) was designed to measure knowledge, skills, and attitudes of young Americans at various ages in 10 learning areas, and to measure educational attainment over time. Community categories used in NAEP research were High and Low Metro, Urban Fringe, Main Big City, Medium City, Small Places…

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Demography, Educational Assessment