The Rise and Fall of National Test Scores

Content: 
EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY, Pages i-ii
Front Matter, Page iii
Dedication, Page iv
Copyright, Page iv
List of Contributors, Pages ix-x
Foreword, Pages xi-xiii, Robert L. Ebel
Preface, Pages xv-xvii
Chapter 1 - Learning, Schooling, Scores: A Continuing Controversy, Pages 1-8, Herbert Garber, Gilbert R. Austin
Chapter 2 - College Entrance Examination Trends, Pages 9-34, Bruce K. Eckland
Chapter 3 - Analyzing Changes in School Levels of Achievement for Men and Women Using Project TALENT Ten- and Fifteen-Year Retests, Pages 35-49, John C. Flanagan
Chapter 4 - Functional Literacy and Writing: Some Cautions about Interpretation, Pages 51-82, Roy H. Forbes
Chapter 5 - Reading Trend Data in the United States: A Mandate for Caveats and Caution, Pages 83-141, Roger Farr, Leo Fay
Chapter 6 - Trends in School Mathematics Performance, Pages 143-161, James T. Fey, Thomas Sonnabend
Chapter 7 - National Science Test Scores: Positive and Negative Trends in Academic Achievement in Science with Particular Emphasis on the Effects of Recent Curriculum Revision, Pages 163-194, Henry H. Walbesser, Cheryl Gonce-Winder
Chapter 8 - Trends in Educational Standards in Great Britain and Ireland, Pages 195-214, Thomas Kellaghan, George F. Madaus
Chapter 9 - Race, Social Class, Expectation, and Achievement, Pages 215-221, David T. Harris, Joseph L. Amprey Jr.
Chapter 10 - The Final Hurdle: Minimum Competency Achievement Testing, Pages 223-246, Richard M. Jaeger
Chapter 11 - The Implications for Society, Pages 247-255, Gilbert R. Austin, Herbert Garber
Index, Pages 257-270