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ERIC Number: EJ191591
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1978
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The Validity of Seven Easily Obtainable Economic and Demographic Predictors of Achievement Test Performance.
May, Robert J., Jr.; And Others
Educational and Psychological Measurement, v38 n2 p445-50 Sum 1978, 78
Seven easily obtainable background variables, such as number of persons, rooms, or cars per family dwelling; kindergarten attendance; and sex were found to have a multiple correlation of .52 with a standard achievement test for a large sample of fourth grade pupils in a metropolitan school district. (JKS)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Demography, Economic Factors, Grade 4, Intermediate Grades, Predictor Variables, Socioeconomic Influences, Student Characteristics
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Language: English
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