A Comparative Study of Selected Black and White University Sophomore Students on a Required Reading Test.

Kenney, James B.; Anderson, Harry E., Jr.

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Publication Date: 1984

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A Comparative Study of Selected Black and White University Sophomore Students on a Required Reading Test.

Kenney, James B.; Anderson, Harry E., Jr.

Journal of Experimental Education, v53 n1 p20-28 Fall 1984

1982-83 Georgia Regents' Testing Program reading subtest scores and five aptitude/achievement variables of 256 Black and 3009 White Georgia University sophomores were compared. Classification analysis showed White students scored higher. Results were compared to the National Assessment of Education Program findings. (BS)

Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Achievement Rating, Black Students, Cohort Analysis, College Students, Higher Education, Racial Differences, Reading Achievement, Reading Tests, State Programs, Testing Programs, White Students

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: National Assessment of Educational Progress

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