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Green, Donald Ross; Langhorst, Beth Hoover – 1986
The passage dependence of an item refers to the degree to which it is necessary to read the associated passage in order to be able to answer that item correctly. This paper studies the value of obtaining data about passage dependence in the construction of reading comprehension achievement tests. Passage dependence indices were examined in several…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Correlation, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 10
Allen, Henriette L.; Tadlock, James A. – 1986
From a sample of 6,000 pupils in a Tennessee school district, this study relates the variables of gender, social class, and number of parents in student households to achievement on a norm-referenced test. Charts presenting data findings comprise three-fourths of the document. Investigation was motivated by studies that connect student learning…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Structure, Learning Problems
