NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

Learn more about the history of ERIC here. PDF icon

Back to results
ERIC Number: EJ316700
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
Academic Achievement of Historically Lower-Achieving Students during the Seventies.
Forbes, Roy H.
Phi Delta Kappan, v66 n8 p542-44 Apr 1985
Data generated through the National Assessment of Educational Progress's regular and special reading assessments during the 1970s indicate that the reading performance of historically lower-achieving students has risen considerably. Unfortunately, the significance of the data has not been fully explored by the news media. (PGD)
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, Data Interpretation, Elementary Secondary Education, Functional Literacy, Low Achievement, National Surveys, News Reporting, Reading Achievement, Reading Tests
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Mini Assessment of Educational Literacy; National Assessment of Educational Progress; Right to Read Program