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Peer reviewedRock, Donald A. – Youth and Society, 1987
Summarizes results from a larger report identifying both school and individual variables related to the test score decline of the 1970s. Public awareness of the relationship between changes in student and school variables and score decline will help prevent another national educational deficit of this type. (LHW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Educational Testing, Low Achievement
White, Howard D. – School Library Media Quarterly, 1990
Uses measures drawn from the "Information Power" guidelines for school library media programs and data from a national survey to compare the performance of the states in providing library collections and services in public schools. Tables present data on sample size, collection effort scores, and service scale scores. Raw data on collections and…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers, Library Collections, Library Services
Peer reviewedCalvert, Philip J.; Cullen, Rowena J. – Library and Information Science Research, 1994
New Zealand librarians, using 95 indicators of performance, rated their libraries highest on service indicators and lowest on local government relations. Factor analysis was used to derive 13 dimensions of effectiveness. The indicators ranked highest in a prior survey of stakeholders are spread across nine of the dimensions, which fit four models…
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Factor Analysis, Foreign Countries, Librarians
Peer reviewedBuck, Marilyn M.; Harrison, Joyce M. – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, 1990
This study videotaped 58 university students in coeducational volleyball classes to determine what happens in physical education classes to improve student achievement. Results show that physical education teachers must increase the number and quality of learning trials to enhance motor skill proficiency.(SM)
Descriptors: College Students, Higher Education, Learning Activities, Performance Factors
