The purpose of this papeer is to provide an empirical analysis of four subtests of the High School and Beyond (HS&B) sophomore test battery. This analysis of item bias uses the 1980 test data of the sophomore cohort. Blacks and whites were matched on the total score of four subtests: Vocabulary, Reading, Mathematics--Part I, and…

The Portland (Oregon) Public Schools undertook studies of regression based on a three-year data base of fall and spring test results in grades 3 through 8 in reading, language usage and mathematics. The objective of these regression studies was to determine the amount of correction for regression to the mean needed to accurately represent the…

The Enright Arithmetic Program is a diagnostic-prescriptive program designed to facilitate an effective remedial effort. This paper evaluates the effect of the use of the program on the performance of students needing remedial education in mathematics. The program begins by establishing for each student the exact set of skills that the student…

Problems connected with school dropouts and illiteracy are discussed. The need for decreasing recidivism and prison populations through educational programs is presented, with data on the costs of not doing so. The use of television as a teaching resource is proposed as a possible solution. A field test was conducted to determine the effects of a…

The purpose of this research study is to look at the effectiveness of the Remedial Math Program at the University of Montana (UM) for Native American students in preparing them for entry into regular college math sequences. The sample consisted of all (1,110, of whom 77 were Native Americans students) enrolled in UM Basic Skills course (Math…

The Comprehensive School Mathematics Program (CSMP) is a program of CEMREL, Inc., one of the national educational laboratories, and was funded by the National Institute of Education (NIE). Its major purpose is the development of curriculum materials for grades kindergarten through 6. In the spring of 1980, a series of mathematics tests was…

The Comprehensive School Mathematics Program (CSMP) is a program of CEMREL, Inc., one of the national educational laboratories, and was funded by the National Institute of Education (NIE). Its major purpose is the development of curriculum materials for grades kindergarten through 6. A comparison of student achievement at the end of fourth grade…

The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), like most large national surveys, employs a complex stratified multistage unequal probability sample. The design provides a rigorous justification for extending survey results to the entire U.S. target population. Developments in the analysis of data from complex surveys which provide a…

The purpose of this report is to describe the development of a pool of mathematical problem-solving situations and a set of items for each situation which provides information about students' qualitatively different levels of reasoning ability as applied to that situation. For each problem-solving situation, a set of "structured…

Two experiments were conducted to investigate the use in mainstreamed classes of team assisted individualization (TAI), in which students work on individualized units in heterogeneous, cooperative learning groups. Team reward systems are incorporated into the small group instruction format. The effects of the TAI approach on the achievement,…

The Washington State Legislature requires that a sample of public school eleventh grade students be tested at least once every 4 years in the basic skills of reading, language arts and mathematics. A statewide assessment of eleventh grade achievement was made in 1981 using the California Achievement Test Form C. This report describes the…

A questionnaire with 70 closed and 10 open questions was administered to 230 students enrolled in grades 9 through 12, the majority of whom were enrolled in Math 10 geometry courses. Aspects of the questionnaire dealt with: (1) attributions of success or failure; (2) students' comparative perceptions of mathematics, English, and social studies;…

Written in a question-answer format, this report describes the impact of the Austin Independent School District graduation requirement on students. (1) What are the minimum competency requirements (MCR) for graduation? Students must demonstrate reading and mathematics competencies at the 9.0 grade equivalent. (2) How many 1984-85 graduates have…

Is the effect of mathematics course-taking on test scores the same or different for black males, black females, white males, and white females? To answer this question, the regression results for 9700 members of the 1980 high school sophomore cohort from the High School and Beyond study were analyzed. It was concluded that: (1) for all students, a…

This report evaluates Project Concern, a compensatory education program of the Hartford, Connecticut public schools, funded by Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, the State Act for Disadvantaged Children (SADC), and local compensatory education funds. The report analyzes participant selection procedures, describes program…