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Student Achievement: Public Schools versus Private and Parochial Schools.

Jones, H. Lawrence; Krelis, George S. – Spectrum, 1984

Public school students receive as good or better an education, measured by academic achievement, as private or parochial school students when the variables of college preparatory curriculum and verbal ability are controlled. The difference between public and private education is more one of style than of quality. (TE)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Testing, Parochial Schools, Private Schools

Use of a Computerized Adaptive Testing Model for ESOL/Bilingual Entry/Exit Decision Making: A Preliminary Study.

Gross, Susan; Stevenson, Jose W. – Spectrum, 1986

Presents the preliminary results of a comparison of Computerized Adaptive Testing (CAT) and conventional testing of English competency for students with limited English proficiency. The CAT procedure, which uses computers and a measurement theory known as Item Response Theory (IRT), provides several benefits that traditional paper and pencil…

Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Testing