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| Academic Achievement | 1 |
| Educational Change | 1 |
| Educational Improvement | 1 |
| Educational Policy | 1 |
| Elementary Secondary Education | 1 |
| Evaluation Methods | 1 |
| Grade Equivalent Scores | 1 |
| Student Evaluation | 1 |
| Student Improvement | 1 |
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| Education and Urban Society | 1 |
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| Bryk, Anthony S. | 1 |
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| Journal Articles | 1 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
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Peer reviewedBryk, Anthony S.; And Others – Education and Urban Society, 1994
Examines the effort to accurately measure the changes in student achievement under school reform. The article discusses the need for value-added indicators of school improvement, the need to equate and check test scores, the problems with use of grade equivalents for assessing school improvement, and citywide trends in achievement. (GLR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Educational Policy
