Showed that the standard score difference method for determining intelligence quotient achievement discrepencies produced disproportionate racial representation, whereas the regression method produced proportionate racial representation in Learning Disabilities (LD) classes. Demonstrated advantages in measurement of discrepancies, LD program…

Compares test scores and class offerings in Connecticut's small schools with larger, noncity counterparts. "Small" high schools had fewer than 150 students per grade. Finds no differences between large and small school districts' achievement scores. Large high schools offered more advanced courses than small or medium schools.…

A survey of 120 fifth- and sixth-grade children indicates that the number of hours spent viewing TV is significantly related to perceptual passivity; that a negative correlation between perceptual passivity and reading achievement is not indicated; and that a negative correlation between the number of TV viewing hours and reading achievement does…

The article aims to: (1) identify and document some of the types and kinds of testing and evaluation infractions to which children are exposed, (2) explore the possible contributing causes for this situation, and (3) suggest changes which could reduce the recurrence of such situations. (Author/NQ)

This study investigated the effect of two dimensions of parent-daughter relationship on achievement and values of college women. (Author)

Pre- and posttests of 268 children from the fifth, sixth and seventh grades showed that 179 gained 1 to 5 years in reading grade levels after a 4 1/2- week remedial reading program in a camp setting. Followup revealed that none of the participants became school dropouts, and attitudes and achievement were improved. (NH)

Tested the sensitivity of J.L. Holland's congruence method for predicting differential outcomes in the case of subtle person-environment congruence differences. Subjects were Realistic and Investigative engineering students. Results on outcome measures favored the high student-curriculum congruence hypothesis. (Author/RC)

This review presents a developmental analysis of children's capacity for self-evaluation via interpersonal comparisons. It is suggested that only at age eight or nine, when several cognitive concepts are understood, do children realize that similar others provide the most useful comparison feedback. Educational implications are drawn. (Author/SJL)

Reports that the introductory level Principles of Accounting classes at Southwest Virginia Community College (SVCC) had high unsuccessful grade rates between 1989 and 1999. Describes a study conducted to determine whether there was a statistical difference in the test scores and GPA of successful versus unsuccessful accounting students. Finds that…

Proposes a model for transforming equivalency in education from a unit of measurement focused on time in the classroom to one focused on learner achievement. While allowing time and location to vary across courses and academic programs, the Capabilities Based Educational Equivalency (CBEE) Units model permits the valid comparison of student…

In the 20 years since the federal report on education "A Nation at Risk" appeared, much has been written on test scores of students in the United States versus their counterparts elsewhere. One of the issues is whether their scores are in fact inferior, or merely a statistical difference due to their universal schooling philosophy. Since…

Given the scope of technology and the inherent difficulties of measuring such broad phenomena, this article explores two strategies for assessing technological literacy. One approach is drawn from a multiple measurement strategy often used to assess achievement, the test battery approach; the other is based on well-known interest inventories and…

Recent research has come a long way in describing the linguistic features of large samples of written texts, although a satisfactory description of L2 writing remains problematic. Even when variables such as proficiency, language background, topic, and audience have been controlled, straightforward predictive relationships between linguistic…

This Policy Brief describes an analysis conducted with a sample of 5,000 elementary students in 123 K-6 elementary schools in Hawai'i to describe students' proficiency levels and individual growth patterns over time and, based on this information, to make judgments about school effectiveness in meeting performance standards. The goal was to…

Mathematics achievement data from three longitudinally matched student cohorts were analyzed with multilevel growth models to investigate the viability of using status and growth-based indices of student achievement to examine the multi-year performance of schools. Elementary schools in a large southwestern school district were evaluated in terms…