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Peer reviewedWalstad, William B. – Journal of Educational Research, 1984
The impact of school district resources and policy changes on basic skills performance is examined in this article. Data were collected to observe if specific policy changes, testing programs, or teacher training influence student test results. Student pretesting had the only significant positive effect on performance. (Author/DF)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Minimum Competency Testing, Pretests Posttests
