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Rudner, Lawrence M. – 1999
To study the characteristics and academic achievement of home schooled students, data were compiled for 20,760 students in 11,930 families. Families chose to participate before they knew their children's test scores, reducing the possibility of reporting higher scores while leaving lower scores out of the analysis. All students took the Iowa Tests…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Demography, Elementary Secondary Education
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Download full textRudner, Lawrence M. – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 1999
This report presents the results of the largest survey and testing program for students in home schools to date. In Spring 1998, 20,760 K-12 home school students in 11,930 families were administered either the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS) or the Tests of Achievement and Proficiency (TAP), depending on their current grade. The parents…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Catholic Schools, Comparative Analysis, Curriculum
