Pretest-posttest correlation coefficients for state assessment data vary by student achievement level (low-performing, average-performing, proficient).¶
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q2 i? Pretest-posttest correlation coefficients for state assessment data differ across samples of low-performing, average-performing, and proficient students. → Russell Cole 2011
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Russell Cole 2011¶
Russell Cole, Joshua Haimson, Irma Perez-Johnson, Henry May. (2011). Variability in Pretest-Posttest Correlation Coefficients by Student Achievement Level. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Institute of Education Sciences. https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/
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The report's stated purpose, from its abstract: an examination of variability in pretest-posttest correlations for state assessment data across achievement-level samples, "to determine how sample characteristics (such as achievement level) affect pretest-posttest correlation coefficients." No effect sizes are printed on the available page.
"This report examines variability in pretest-posttest correlation coefficients for state assessment data on samples of low-performing, average-performing, and proficient students to determine how sample characteristics (such as achievement level) affect pretest-posttest correlation coefficients."
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Pretest-posttest correlation coefficients for state assessment data vary by student achievement level (low-performing, average-performing, proficient). |
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Pretest-posttest correlation coefficients for state assessment data vary by student achievement level (low-performing, average-performing, proficient). |
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