Snedden argues school reports should inform the public, but available educational statistics cannot answer questions about the relative value of different studies¶

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q1 i? Dr. Snedden argues the published school report is a communication to the public and that current educational measurement cannot answer how much a given type of educational procedure pays, because relative values of different studies are not measured. → Communications and Discussions 1910

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Communications and Discussions 1910¶

Communications and Discussions. (1910). Journal of Educational Psychology. https://www.jstor.org

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Dr. Snedden's address to the Department of School Administration on the need for better school reports and publicity, as reported in the communications section. He defines the school report's aim: "to inform the public as to what has be,en done in the schools, and what should further be done by and for the schools."

"The published school report is a communication to the public. Its aim is to inform the public as to what has be,en done in the schools, and what should further be done by and for the schools."

Communications and Discussions 1910 (2)¶

Communications and Discussions. (1910). Journal of Educational Psychology. https://www.jstor.org

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Snedden's stated limitation of educational statistics: retardation can be measured, but "the relative values of different studies in terms of the results they produce" cannot yet be measured, making questions about what an educational procedure pays difficult to answer. He calls for better units of measurement and standards of comparison.

"So far, however, few have sug-gested that we can measure the relative values of different studies in terms of the results they produce. This being so, it is difficult to answer the general question, 'How much does a given type of tducational pro-cedure pay?'"

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