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Download full textCarlson, James E. – 1993
In this article some results are presented relating to the dimensionality of instruments containing polytomously scored as well as dichotomously scored items, concentrating on the 1992 National Assessment of Educational Progress' (NAEP) mathematics and reading assessment data and several simulated datasets. The maximum likelihood factor analytic…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Correlation, Elementary Secondary Education, Factor Analysis
McLaughlin, Don – 1997
In the 1970s and 1980s, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) built a longitudinal record as the Nation's Report Card based on periodic brief assessments of a modest but representative sample of the nation's students. In 1990, data collection was expanded from a sample of 10,000 students in each grade and subject area to 100,000…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Correlation, Costs
Bloom, Benjamin S. – 1986
Home environment factors which influence school learning were reviewed. Socioeconomic status (SES) has explained only about ten percent of the variance in achievement. Also, there is very little that can be done to change SES over a short period of time. Dave and Wolf studied what parents do, rather then who they are; they investigated the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Check Lists, Correlation, Educational Assessment
