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Harnischfeger, Annegret; Wiley, David E. – 1975
Through the nineteen-forties, fifties, and up to the mid-sixties, achievement test scores steadily increased. Since then, many test scores drop. The reported test score declines are more dramatic in recent years and most evident for higher grades. They are specially pronounced in verbal tests, but hold for nearly all tested areas. Specially:…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, College Bound Students, College Entrance Examinations, Comparative Analysis
