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Ability Identification	2
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Environmental Influences	2
Outcomes of Education	2
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Alexander, Karl L	1
Coleman, James S.	1
Pallas, Aaron M.	1

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The Use of "Ability" Measures as Controls for Concurrent or Subsequent Achievement (Comment on Alexander et al., ASR, October 1981).

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Coleman, James S. – American Sociological Review, 1982

Comments upon a 1981 article by Alexander, Pallas, and Cook. Discusses whether particular standardized tests measure achievement or ability and the implications of this issue for school effects research. (GC)

Descriptors: Ability Identification, Achievement Tests, Environmental Influences, Outcomes of Education

Reply to Coleman.

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Alexander, Karl L; Pallas, Aaron M. – American Sociological Review, 1982

Discusses the need for appropriate controls in school effects research based on standardized test outcomes. (GC)

Descriptors: Ability Identification, Achievement Tests, Environmental Influences, Outcomes of Education