Academic Achievement of Historically Lower-Achieving Students during the Seventies.

Forbes, Roy H.

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ERIC Number: EJ316700

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Publication Date: 1985

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Academic Achievement of Historically Lower-Achieving Students during the Seventies.

Forbes, Roy H.

Phi Delta Kappan, v66 n8 p542-44 Apr 1985

Data generated through the National Assessment of Educational Progress's regular and special reading assessments during the 1970s indicate that the reading performance of historically lower-achieving students has risen considerably. Unfortunately, the significance of the data has not been fully explored by the news media. (PGD)

Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, Data Interpretation, Elementary Secondary Education, Functional Literacy, Low Achievement, National Surveys, News Reporting, Reading Achievement, Reading Tests

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: National Assessment of Educational Progress

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