Rural eighth-graders were 0.92 of a year younger than city eighth-graders but took almost an hour longer on the Arithmetic test¶

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Subclaims¶

q2 i? Rural eighth-grade children were .92 of a year younger than city school children yet required almost an hour longer on average to write the Arithmetic test. → 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?

Descriptive findings from the same examination study (211 grade and 177 country children), in which age, time required to write the paper, and date were all recorded for each pupil. No effect size is printed.

"It was found that the children in the eighth grade of rural schools were .92 of a year younger than those in the city schools, but required in the Arithmetic test an average of almost an hour longer to write it."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Age and Developmental Stage — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes

Related Claims¶

• Rural eighth-grade children scored a higher average percent than city children in every branch tested, in both reasoning and mechanical question groups — related