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An Assessment Of The Differences Between High And Low Achieving Students. Final Report, Ralph A. Scott, Jon A. Ford
An Assessment Of The Differences Between High And Low Achieving Students. Final Report, Ralph A. Scott, Jon A. Ford
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Primarily a longitudinal and quantitative analysis of achievement functioning; this experiment sought to identify factors which promote or impair the learning of individual children. The 683 Junior High students were divided into one of eight groups according to sex; race and whether their seventh grade Iowa Test of Basic Skills Composite score was above or below that expected from their Kindergarten Metropolitan Readiness Test performance. The incidence of males and females making unexpected gains (Ups) or losses (Downs) was approximately the same; but a significantly greater proportion of black children made greater than expected achievement gains. Thirty-three Up Ss were …
A Study Of Cross-Cultural Groups At Malcolm Price Laboratory School; University Of Northern Iowa, Leander A. Brown, Richard F. Strub, Shirlee Rainey
A Study Of Cross-Cultural Groups At Malcolm Price Laboratory School; University Of Northern Iowa, Leander A. Brown, Richard F. Strub, Shirlee Rainey
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A brief history of the integration efforts of the school and the resulting interracial conflict is presented. From this background evolved the cross-cultural groups which are the focus of this paper. Essentially; discussion was used for exploring the issues which were identified as impediments to good relationships within the school; (1) too few black faculty and students; (2) the impact of "Tomism;" (3) geographic location of students' homes; (4) differing interests of black and white students; (5) the need for extra-school interracial contact; and (6) inhibitions; both social and parental; against interracial contact; especially dating. The results of a questionnaire; …