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The Wisconsin Model of Status Attainment: A National Replication with Improved Measures of Ability and Aspiration.
Jencks, Christopher; And Others
Sociology of Education, v56 n1 p3-19 Jan 1983
Data from Project Talent are utilized to assess the representativeness of the samples used in the Wisconsin and the Exploration in Equality of Opportunity (EEO) surveys. Adequacy of the measures of academic aptitude and aspiration used in the surveys are examined, and problems with the Wisconsin model are briefly discussed. (RM)
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Achievement Tests, Class Rank, Educational Attainment, Educational Testing, Employment Level, Error of Measurement, Family Influence, Models, Research Design, Sampling, Secondary Education, Social Stratification, Socioeconomic Status, Test Interpretation, Validity
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