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ERICKSON, RICHARD C. – 1966
A RANDOM SAMPLE OF 55 EDUCABLE MENTALLY RETARDED STUDENTS WAS SELECTED FROM THOSE IDENTIFIED ON THE BASIS OF INTELLIGENCE TEST SCORES, ACHIEVEMENT TEST SCORES, SCHOLASTIC GRADES, AND TEACHER'S APPRAISAL. THIS SAMPLE WAS STUDIED TO -- (1) DETERMINE THE NATURE OF A SERIES OF SELECTED PREDICTOR VARIABLES AS THEY RELATE TO THE SUCCESS OF MENTALLY…
Descriptors: Achievement Rating, Cooperative Education, High Schools, Mild Mental Retardation
Center on Education Policy, 2009
This year the Center on Education Policy (CEP) analyzed data on the achievement of different groups of students in two distinct ways. First, it looked at grade 4 test results to determine whether the performance of various groups improved at three achievement levels--basic and above, proficient and above, and advanced. Second, it looked at gaps…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Low Income, American Indians, African American Students
Cronin, John; Dahlin, Michael; Adkins, Deborah; Kingsbury, G. Gage – Thomas B. Fordham Institute, 2007
At the heart of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) is the call for all students to be "proficient" in reading and mathematics by 2014. Yet the law expects each state to define proficiency as it sees fit and design its own tests. This study investigated three research questions related to this policy: (1) How consistent are various…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Mathematics Tests, Test Validity, Reading Tests