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ERIC Number: EJ617839
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-7217
Tips for Readers of Research: Scores, Ranks, and Percentages.
Bracey, Gerald W.
Phi Delta Kappan, v82 n3 p251-52 Nov 2000
Reporting how many people scored at a certain level or how many people passed a cut score is not the same thing as reporting the scores themselves. The newest (indefensible) cliche, derived from international test-score comparisons, says American kids get dumber the longer they stay in school. (MLH)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Data Interpretation, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Percentage, Rating Scales, Review (Reexamination), Scores
Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom; Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers: National Assessment of Educational Progress