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Download full textKimball, George H.; And Others – 1984
This study was conducted to determine whether the Chapter 1 instruction provided to low-achieving students in the Oklahoma City Public Schools had a detectable effect on student academic growth. Reading and math achievement test scores of Chapter 1 students in grades 2 to 8 were compared with those of a matched group of low-achieving non-Chapter 1…
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, Analysis of Covariance
Wing, Cliff W., Jr.; And Others – 1989
The relationship between gender and the race/geographic area of students and their Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) score gains after participation in one of two test preparatory programs was studied. Black (n=181) and native-born Appalachian white (n=67) high school juniors were selected on the basis of high scores on the California Achievement…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Black Students, College Entrance Examinations, Comparative Testing
