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Download full textLee, Ong Kim; Wright, Benjamin D. – 1992
As part of a larger project to assess changes in student learning resulting from school reform, this study equates levels 6 through 14 of the mathematics and reading comprehension components of Form 7 of the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS) with levels 7 through 14 of the mathematics and reading comprehension components of the CPS90 (another…
Descriptors: Ability, Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Comparative Testing
FOLEY, WALTER J. – 1967
THIS DETAILED FOUR-PART REPORT ASSESSES THE FIRST YEAR OF COMPENSATORY EDUCATION PROJECTS ESTABLISHED IN IOWA UNDER TITLE I OF THE 1965 ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT. OVER 95 PERCENT OF IOWA'S SCHOOL DISTRICTS, MANY OF THEM IN RURAL AREAS, PARTICIPATED IN THE PROJECT. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SHORTCOMING OF THE LOCAL PROJECTS WAS THEIR LACK…
Descriptors: Ability, Achievement, Ancillary School Services, Aspiration
Becker, Douglas F.; Forsyth, Robert A. – 1990
Gender differences in achievement were studied in five academic areas: (1) vocabulary; (2) language usage; (3) reading; (4) mathematics problem solving; and (5) using sources of information. Standardized achievement test scores for a sample of 3,002 students (1,642 females and 1,360 males) who were tested in each of 10 consecutive years, grades 3…
Descriptors: Ability, Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Elementary School Students
