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Pong, Suet-Ling – Teachers College Record, 1997
Comments on the apparent disparity between mathematics achievement as measured by the National Assessment of Educational Progress and various international studies, focusing on the comparability among studies, the magnitude of change in average test scores, and the role of family-related factors in achievement trends in other countries. (SM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Testing, Educational Trends, Grade 8
Weber, Margaret B. – 1980
Some of the technical issues associated with legislation to regulate testing and one alternative to test scores in the admissions and student selection process are discussed. Technical issues that must be addressed in order to accommodate full and public disclosure include equating, test administration, scoring, and score reporting. The need to…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Admission, College Entrance Examinations, Comparative Testing
McManus, Barbara Luger – 1992
This paper discusses whether or not revisions of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and the American College Test (ACT) have created such significant differences between the two tests that a student could conceivably score significantly higher on one than the other. The SAT has been revised to meet the needs of an increasingly diverse student…
Descriptors: Ability, Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, College Entrance Examinations