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Gibson, Stephen D. – American Secondary Education, 1997
Examined whether previous classroom grades were as useful as standardized test scores for identifying students likely to fail the Ohio Ninth Grade Proficiency Test. Analyzes letter grades received by 99 freshmen attending a small, rural high school. Classroom teachers' own grades proved as useful as standardized scores. (14 references) (MLH)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Failure, Grade 9, Grades (Scholastic)