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Sternglass, Ernest J.; Bell, Steven – Phi Delta Kappan, 1983
Presents new evidence to show that nuclear radiation is associated with impaired cognitive functions. Links changing levels of radiation from U.S. nuclear bomb testing to the long decline--and now the beginnings of a rise--in Scholastic Aptitude Test scores. (Author/RW)
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Geographic Regions, Graphs, Nuclear Energy
Bracey, Gerald W. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1996
Three former secretaries of education--William Bennett, Lauro Cavazos, and Terrel Bell--have touted state-level SAT scores as proof that educational financing does not matter. Recently, Brian Powell and Lala Carr Steelman adjusted scores for participation rate and detected a very strong relationship between expenditures and SAT scores. Bigger…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Class Size, Comparative Education, Educational Finance
Venable, T. C. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1981
Puts forth four hypotheses on the causes of declining Scholastic Aptitude Test scores. They are student drug use, the integration of ethnic minorities into the schools, teacher participation in collective bargaining, and humanistic education. (IRT)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aptitude Tests, Collective Bargaining, Drug Abuse
