Evidence suggest the importance of Mathematics Achievement scores as predictors of general academic success at the undergraduate level. (Authors)

Attempts to evaluate the effect of various combinations of traditional instructional methods (TM) and personalized instruction (PSI) on final exam scores. It is hypothesized that groups which received PSI combined with enrichment provided by TM will score significantly higher on their cumulative final exam than students who receive instruction by…

Article set out to compare the results, over a period of years, from the same school, operating under two different sets of conditions, to see if any significant differences could be found in the educational opportunities the school offered to its pupils under the two systems. (Author/RK)

As part of its 6-year longitudinal study designed to assess the impact of Head Start, Educational Testing Service (ETS) has summarized and compiled tables of data collected on 16 of the 33 instruments administered to children in 1969 in three sites (St. Louis, Missouri; Trenton, New Jersey; and Portland, Oregon). Data from the parent interview and…

Percentile scores for Vancouver students in grades 9, 10, 11 and 12 on the AAHPER Cooperative Physical Education Tests are presented. Two of the six forms of the tests were used in these administrations. Every form consists of 60 multiple-choice questions to be completed in 40 minutes. A single score, based on the number of questions answered…

Attempts to develop a methodology for assessing variations in social motives utilizing sets of alternative outcomes to self and others that would be both important and relevant to students enrolled in a class, and to use both the methodology and findings for the didactic purpose of illustrating the variety and importance of various social…

This document contains reports of school district results on the Arizona Measure of Academic Progress by school and grade level for the 1999-2000 school year. Lengthy tables present results for reading and mathematics showing the change in achievement between grades each year from grades 2 to 3 to grades 7 to 8. The Arizona Measure of Academic…

This table contains average composite scores by state for high school graduates who took the ACT Assessment in 2000. For each state the percentage of graduates taking the ACT Assessment and the average composite score are given, with the same information for those who completed the recommended core curriculum and those who did not, as well as for…

This report provides summary data for South Carolina students taking the Scholastic Assessment Test I (SAT I). The SAT I is the revised version of the Scholastic Aptitude Test students took in the past. This report reflects scores for seniors who anticipated graduating in 1998. Data are summarized for students in the United States, in South…

This publication provides a reference for those interested in conducting comparative studies about North Carolina tests. It includes norms tables and other basic statistical information for all state-developed tests (state-mandated and local option tests where baseline data are available) that were administered during the current accountability…

The purpose of the study outlined here was to attempt to estimate the influence which selected parental attitudes might have on the rate of moral development of children. (Author)

Presents results of an investigation into the use of the cloze procedure using a group of adults with limited reading ability. Results of the cloze opinion survey indicated a positive feeling toward the cloze procedure. (DS)

Describes a study designed to determine the effect of participation in a simulation game (SIMSOC: Simulated Society) on two types of cognitive knowledge: test performance and concept recognition ability. (Author/LLS)