ERIC Number: EJ625390
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Publication Date: 2001
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Put to the Test.
Rao, Anya
Perspectives: Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity at Ohio University, v5 n1 p18-21 Spr-Sum 2001
A study of 1993 proficiency test results in Ohio found that school district scores were related to various district characteristics: school district wealth, percentage of minorities, attendance, school district size, and percentage of single-parent families. A current study in rural southeastern Ohio focuses on student and parent attitudes toward the 4th-grade test, which is linked to promotion. (SV)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, High Stakes Tests, Minority Groups, Rural Schools, School District Size, School District Wealth, Socioeconomic Influences, Standardized Tests, Student Attitudes, Test Bias
Ohio University, 114 Research and Technology Center, Athens, OH 45701-2979; Tel: 740-593-0946 (free). Full text at Web site: http://www.ohiou.edu/perspectives.
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Ohio
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