80% of Detroit prevocational pupils lie below the normal fifth-grade level in arithmetical ability¶

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q2 i? On Starch's Arithmetical Scale A (Reasoning), fully 80% of all cases lay below the normal V grade level, and 124 of the 270 pupils tested rated below or equal to the normal III grade standard. → Renshaw 1915

Evidence¶

Renshaw 1915¶

Renshaw, S. (1915). The abilities of pupils in Detroit prevocational classes. The Journal of Educational Psychology. https://www.jstor.org/journal/jeduapsy

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Testing with Starch's Arithmetical Scale A (Reasoning), scored against his June standards, administered by class teachers. The article reports that "fully 80 per cent, of all cases lie below the normal V grade level" and that 124 of 270 pupils rated below or equal to the III grade standard.

"In arithmetical ability (see Tables VIII and IX) fully 80 per cent, of all cases lie below the normal V grade level."

Discussion¶

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