Substantial overlap exists between bright and dull groups: 48 per cent of poor pupils match the lowest good-group record¶

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Evidence · 1 study · associational r1 · q2
Currency · newest study 1917 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Combining results across tests, 48 per cent of pupils in the poor groups made a record as good as the lowest of the corresponding good groups, and 20 per cent matched the good groups' average. → Pyle 1917

Evidence¶

Pyle 1917¶

Pyle, W. H. (1917). A Psychological Study of Bright and Dull Pupils. The Journal of Educational Psychology. https://psycnet.apa.org

q2 · i? · associational · r1

Individual-level comparison of group members, combining results of the various tests. The author reports "48 per cent" of poor-group pupils matched the lowest good-group record and "Twenty per cent" matched the good groups' average.

"48 per cent, of the pupils making up the poor groups make a record as good as that of the lowest of the corresponding good groups. Twenty per cent, of the poor pupils make a grade as good as the average of the corresponding good groups."

Discussion¶

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