ERIC Number: EJ543333
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0276-4482
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Attitude Adjustment and Student Achievement.
Beal, Judy
Schools in the Middle, v6 n4 p28-30 Mar-Apr 1997
Describes a system employed by a middle school to improve performance scores on the Comprehensive Testing of Basic Skills (CTBS), through aggressive attitude changes, to ensure fiscal and other benefits. Notes characteristics of the approach, including realistic goals, student involvement, student responsibility, community involvement, student support, and appropriate preparation for taking the test. (SD)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Achievement Tests, Attitude Change, Educational Testing, Elementary Education, Improvement Programs, Middle School Students, Middle Schools, Standardized Tests, Student Attitudes, Student Evaluation, Student Improvement, Test Coaching, Test Format, Test Interpretation, Test Results, Test Theory, Test Use, Test Wiseness, Testing Problems
Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills
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