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Farrell, Edmund J. – 1971
Conclusions from an examination of the results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress indicate that it furnishes little help for those involved in the publication of composition textbooks. Four main difficulties in making inferences from the Assessment data on writing are (1) it is not clear why individuals perform as well or as poorly…
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Educational Research, Evaluation, Test Interpretation
Kirkup, Catherine; Schagen, Ian; Wheater, Rebecca; Morrison, Jo; Whetton, Chris – National Foundation for Educational Research, 2007
In September 2005 the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) in association with the Department for Education and Skills (DfES), the Sutton Trust and the College Board, began a five-year research study to examine the validity of an aptitude test in higher education admissions. This report describes and explores the relationships…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Academic Achievement, Student Surveys, Aptitude Tests