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Download full textWoodruff, Bobby J. – 1980
Results of the Tennessee Basic Skills Test administered statewide to more than 64,000 grade 8 pupils in April 1980 demonstrate that achievement of pupils with kindergarten background is superior to that of non-kindergarten pupils in mathematics, spelling, language, and reading. The effect was greater for mathematics and language than for reading…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Educational Assessment, Elementary Education
