Most high-school students made rapid or normal elementary progress, yet most fail in some high-school work, and schools appear better fitted for girls than for boys¶

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Evidence · 1 study · associational r? · q2
Currency · newest study 1915 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? The great majority of high-school students made rapid or at least normal progress in elementary school, while most high-school students fail in some of their work. → Walter R. Miles; W. S. Smiley 1915 q2 i? The schools seem to be much better fitted for girls than for boys, and students seldom change ranking radically between elementary and high school. → Walter R. Miles; W. S. Smiley 1915

Evidence¶

Walter R. Miles; W. S. Smiley 1915¶

Walter R. Miles; W. S. Smiley. (1915). Communications and Discussions, The Journal of Educational Psychology. https://books.google.com

q2 · i? · associational · r?

Summary interpretation from the correlational study of 53 girls and 53 boys regarding rates of progress and the factor of sex; stated as what the study would indicate, with no printed test statistics or effect sizes for these patterns.

"in general one may say our study would indicate that the great majority of students who take the high-school course have made rapid, or at least normal progress, i. e. making a grade each year, iu the ele- mentary school, while most of the high-school students fail in some of theu work; the schools seem to be much better fitted for girls than for boys"

Discussion¶

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