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Gabriel, Roy M. – 1982
A method for translating the achievement gains in Normal Curve Equivalents (NCE) to a more conceptually understandable index of academic growth is described. This method calculates "Expected Growth (EG)" and expresses the relationship of observed achievement gains. The method is shown to be easily applied and well suited to local…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Compensatory Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Expectation
