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Download full textBeck, Michael D. – 1975
A sizable representative subsample of the standardization group for the Metropolitan Achievement Tests participated in both the Fall and Spring standardization programs. Fall and Spring test records were matched for all such pupils and Fall-Spring "growth expectancies" were derived. Additionally, the sample was split into three subgroups…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Growth Patterns, National Norms
Olejnik, Stephen – 1978
The measurement of change in quasi-experimental educational research was discussed. Problems related to measuring change exist to varying degrees in all research designs; these issues are less troublesome in experimental studies because the investigator can manipulate the interest variables and observe their effects on other variables. Measuring…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Comparative Analysis, Educational Research, Educational Testing
