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Bracey, Gerald W. – Educational Leadership, 1993
Disagrees with Harold Stevenson's article in same "Educational Leadership" issue; Stevenson compares incomparable groups of students and misinterprets data. Although U.S. students rate ability higher than Chinese students, they also appreciate value of effort. Chicago kids are poorer and come from larger families than their Chinese…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Education, Cultural Differences, Data Interpretation

Stevenson, Harold W. – Educational Leadership, 1993
Excoriates Gerald Bracey's "broadsides" against the author's own article in same "Educational Leadership" issue for misinterpreting his conclusions and methodology. Stevenson's learning gap results did not oversimplify ability-effort relationship in U.S. and Asian students; results were similar for U.S. cities with both large…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Education, Data Interpretation, Elementary Secondary Education