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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