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Foley-Peres, Kathleen; Poirier, Dawn – Educational Research Quarterly, 2008
Many colleges and university's use SAT math scores or math placement tests to place students in the appropriate math course. This study compares the use of math placement scores and SAT scores for 188 freshman students. The student's grades and faculty observations were analyzed to determine if the SAT scores and/or college math assessment scores…
Descriptors: Educational Indicators, Student Placement, Achievement Tests, Standardized Tests
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Wahlstrom, Merlin; And Others – Canadian Journal of Education, 1986
An important aspect of Ontario's participation in the Second International Study of Mathematics was a comparative analysis of students' mathematics achievement from 1968 to 1982. Achievement levels remained remarkably constant. The problem of declining achievement in the United States was not apparent in this analysis of Ontario students. (LMO)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Comparative Testing, Difficulty Level, Foreign Countries