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ERIC Number: EJ320392
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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Achievement Growth in Public and Catholic Schools.
Hoffer, Thomas; And Others
Sociology of Education, v58 n2 p74-97 Apr 1985
Catholic schools have a positive effect on verbal and mathematics achievement growth from the sophomore to senior year of high school. Catholic schools produce higher-achieving students in academic programs, require more semesters of academic coursework, and assign more homework. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Catholic Schools, Comparative Analysis, Educational Research, High Schools, Longitudinal Studies, Mathematics Achievement, Public Schools, Verbal Ability
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Coleman (J S); Greeley (A); Hoffer (T); Kilgore (S)