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Why Research on Science and Mathematics Education in Rural Schools Is Important or the Mean Is the Wrong Message.
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Kifer, Edward – 2001
Educational research, unfortunately, often focuses on finding statistical differences between overall means or averages. Media reports of research routinely present those differences and little else. This paper discusses the importance of considering the spread of the data in addition to the center and how this is relevant to research focused on…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Research, Elementary Education, Mathematics Education