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McLaughlin, Jacqueline E.; McLaughlin, Gerald W.; McLaughlin, Josetta – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2015
The role and impact of diversity in higher education has permeated conversations about student access and achievement for many years. Language articulated by various courts suggests that higher education policies should reflect a broad conceptualisation of diversity beyond that of the magnitude and proportion of race and ethnicity, yet…
Descriptors: Student Diversity, Higher Education, Measurement Techniques, Court Litigation
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Richards, Andrew – FORUM: for promoting 3-19 comprehensive education, 2015
Two quantitative measures of school performance are currently used, the average points score (APS) at Key Stage 2 and value-added (VA), which measures the rate of academic improvement between Key Stage 1 and 2. These figures are used by parents and the Office for Standards in Education to make judgements and comparisons. However, simple…
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Correlation