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Download full textCenter on Education Policy, 2010
In grade 8 (the only grade in which subgroup trends were analyzed by achievement level), Florida students showed gains almost across the board in both reading and math at the basic, proficient, and advanced levels for racial/ethnic subgroups, low income students, and boys and girls. Progress has been made in narrowing achievement gaps in both…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Achievement Gains, Reading Achievement, Mathematics Achievement
Sawyer, Richard; Maxey, E. James – 1979
The validity of prediction equations based on American College Testing (ACT) Program test scores and high school grades is investigated. Presented are separate results for prediction equations based on ACT scores only, on high school grades only, and on both kinds of prediction jointly. Also included is a discussion of the relationship between…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, College Bound Students, College Entrance Examinations, College Freshmen
