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ERIC Number: ED148860
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1977-Jan
Pages: 11
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Could There Be a Medical Basis for the Declining SAT Scores?
Arnold, Charles B.
The scores of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) have been declining since 1963. While this decline has occurred, scores on achievement tests administered to students in grades 3 to 11 have been stable. An alalysis of the medical and epidemiological literature was conducted to determine whether there could be a health factor that might have caused this situation. Nutrition, drugs, genetic and prenatal conditions, labor and delivery, child development, health status, and health care over several decades in the United States were reviewed. It was concluded that the decline in SAT scores has probably not resulted from disease or from the physical environment. A number of bibliographical references are appended. (Author/EVH)
College Board Publication Orders, Box 2815, Princeton, New Jersey 08541 (Item No. 2517043, $2.00)
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: N/A
Sponsor: Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ.
Authoring Institution: College Entrance Examination Board, New York, NY.
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: SAT (College Admission Test)
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A