Test papers of seventh-grade examinees were scored using students' initial responses, then rescored using their final responses on a subtest of the Metropolitan Achievement Test. Results indicate that reliability coefficients and item discriminations are not adversely affected by examinee response changes. (Author)

A PILOT JUNIOR HIGH SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAM, PARTIALLY FUNDED BY THE U.S. OFFICE OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND DESIGNED TO PROVIDE STUDENTS FROM ECONOMICALLY AND CULTURALLY DISADVANTAGED AREAS OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVING THEIR SKILLS IN LANGUAGE ARTS (PARTICULARLY READING) AND ARITHMETIC, WAS EVALUATED AFTER ITS INITIATION IN THE OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA,…

Because of the effects of the various factors which influence pupil growth and development, and because of the innumerable input measures of a program (measures such as people, places, things, and strategies), the need exists to formulate a model for determining effectiveness and acceptability of a program, and, at the same time, to take into…

THIS REPORT (1) EVALUATES THE CLASS ENTERING IN SEPTEMBER 1964, AND ITS ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH THE SPRING OF 1967, AND (2) PRESENTS A CONDENSED SUBJECTIVE EVALUATION OF THE NEWARK PLAN, A SPECIAL COMPENSATORY EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR INNER CITY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS. (THE PLAN HAS BEEN USED AS THE BASIS FOR TITLE I PROGRAMS IN OTHER NEWARK SCHOOLS).…

A GROUP OF 25 OVERAGE UNDERACHIEVING PUPILS WHO HAD REPEATED A GRADE AT LEAST ONCE COMPLETED BOTH THE SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADE DURING AN EXPERIMENTAL 1 YEAR PROGRAM. RESULTS FROM THE METROPOLITAN ACHIEVEMENT TESTS (MAT) ADMINISTERED IN FEBRUARY AND JUNE OF THE EXPERIMENTAL YEAR REVEALED INCREASED MOTIVATION AND ACHIEVEMENT IN ALL BASIC SUBJECTS.…