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Download full textButterfield, Brian K. – 2000
The purpose of this study was to examines the relationship between students' core knowledge and their achievement in mathematics and reading on the Iowa Test of Basic Skills. The study was based on E. D. Hirsch's theory that having a strong foundation of core knowledge in one grade is necessary for growth and the understanding of new and more…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Core Curriculum, Correlation, Elementary School Students
