Correlates of reading and writing achievement were examined in Pennsylvania's Educational Quality Assessment program. Data came from the 1978 and 1979 assessments of fifth, eighth, and eleventh grade students. The 35 variables serving as correlates were classified as school (manipulable) and home/community (nonmanipulable), and were derived from…

Researchers used the 1981-84 Pennsylvania Educational Quality Assessment Program to study student socioeconomic status (SES), race, and gender as related to mathematics achievement in fifth, eighth, and eleventh graders. At all three levels, Whites scored higher than Blacks, and achievement varied directly with SES levels. There were no replicable…

A statistical analysis was conducted to examine changes across time in some school districts of Pennsylvania. Comparisons were made for grades 5, 8, and 11 during two assessment periods. The Educational Quality Assessment data provided the basis for analysis. Correlation coefficients for school mean goal scores are displayed. Changes at the three…

A study of the correlates of cognitive achievement in Pennsylvania's Educational Quality Assessment Program was conducted by examining both individual (student level) and ecological (building level) correlations. Analyses were completed for grade levels 5, 8 and 11 for the 1985 state assessment. Twenty-four student derived condition variables or…