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The Correlation Between Scores In Selected Eighth Grade Tests And Achievement In Ninth Grade Algebra, Wilbur Arie Teselle
The Correlation Between Scores In Selected Eighth Grade Tests And Achievement In Ninth Grade Algebra, Wilbur Arie Teselle
University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations
This study was concerned with algebra readiness. The policy of the Stockton Unified School District, where the study was made, was to schedule students to take elementary algebra in grade nine if their test scores indicated a reasonable expectation of success. The problem was to determine which of the group test scores available at the end of grade wight would best predict success in first-year algebra.
An Analysis Of Correlation Scores Of Factors Which Contribute To Success In The Study Of Algebra, Ray Irvine Johnson Jr.
An Analysis Of Correlation Scores Of Factors Which Contribute To Success In The Study Of Algebra, Ray Irvine Johnson Jr.
University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations
For many years students have been placed in algebra and mathematics courses in the junior high schools of Santa Rosa on the basis of teacher judgment. intelligence test scores, achievement test scores, and prognostic test scores. Counselors have placed these students in the courses on the basis of their judgment of the above factors. Very little experimental evidence has been presented to weigh the relative importance of the factors which are of prime consideration in the placement of pupils.