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Cushman, Kathleen – Theory Into Practice, 2009
Working with 14 high school students and two teachers from the Bronx, New York, in 2006-2007, the author facilitated a year-long conversation about matters of deep concern to the students' lives and learning, both in and out of school. Their discussions resulted in a short book, which took the form of a standardized test they called "SAT…
Descriptors: Urban Youth, High School Students, Indigenous Knowledge, Inquiry
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Johnson, Sylvia T.; Wallace, Michael B. – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1989
The effects were assessed of a test coaching program for urban Black youth, who intended to take the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), on their performance on quantitative items. Findings for 116 program participants are discussed in relation to the improvement of supplemental instructional programs. (TJH)
Descriptors: Black Students, College Entrance Examinations, High School Students, Item Analysis
Guzzetti, Barbara J., Ed. – Praeger, 2007
Living in an age of communication, literacy is an extremely integral part of our society. We are impacted by literature during our infancy, childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. "Literacy for the New Millennium" includes information from specialists in the field who discuss the influence of popular culture, media, and technology on…
Descriptors: Urban Youth, Young Adults, Adolescents, Literacy Education