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Download full textTerry, Madonna H.; Fenster, Mark J.; Fowler, Tara B. – Online Submission, 2007
"Algebra for everyone" has been a popular reform, though not commonly implemented and not fully evaluated. Through investigation, one might be able to determine whether courses deemed equivalent to a traditional college preparatory algebra course provide an equitable understanding of algebra concepts and skills, while controlling for…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Skills, Algebra, Tech Prep
Fitzpatrick, Anne R. – 1981
Three kinds of classificatory decisions that might be made using criterion-referenced tests (CRTs) are described, and methods to appraise the validity of each are subsequently discussed. Decisions that entail predictive, descriptive, and evaluative classifications comprised the three kinds of decisions described. Predictive classifications entail…
Descriptors: Classification, Competence, Criterion Referenced Tests, Cutting Scores
Sargent, Stephan Earl – 2002
A study was designed to help teachers discover which tools best predict future success in reading proficiency. It sought to find out whether commonly used reading assessments and/or measures of oral reading fluency could predict reading proficiency as measured by a standardized criterion-referenced achievement test of reading. In the first…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Criterion Referenced Tests, Grade 5, Intermediate Grades
Warkentin, Robert W.; And Others – 1994
A theoretical model describes the components of academic studying focusing on antecedents as well as the consequences of studying. This study uses correlational means to explore the relationship among student characteristics, study activities, and outcomes for 42 education majors. Study activities were assessed with a self-report questionnaire.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Processes, College Students, Correlation
Posey, Josephine M.; Wollenberg, John P. – 1983
A study sought to determine if there were significant relationships among preservice teachers' learning style, attitude toward reading, composite score on the American College Test (ACT), declared major, high school grade point average, vocabulary score, and reading comprehension score in predicting performance in a basic skills course in reading…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Processes, Criterion Referenced Tests, Education Courses
Bobbett, Gordon C.; And Others – 1994
This paper presents the latest in a series of studies examining school district report cards for their usefulness planning and implementing school improvement. The 1992-93 Arkansas report cards were studied. These were similar to the report cards from Tennessee that were the subject of the initial study in that they used and reported a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Black Students, College Entrance Examinations
