Growth Expectations for Low‐Achieving Students: A Reply to Yen
Educational Measurement Issues and PracticePublished 1 December 1988
H. D. Hoover
Citations12
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Abstract
Yen states that “Phillips and Clarizio (1988) make a serious error in concluding that developmental standard score scales produce unrealistic expectations for growth of low‐achieving students.” The reply that follows argues that Yen's response is justified only if low‐achieving students are tested in an inappropriate way.
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PsychologySocial Sciences
Educational Measurement Issues and PracticeLimitations of Standard Scores in Individual Achievement Testing
20 Citations1988S. E. Phillips, Harvey F. Clarizio
Educational Measurement Issues and PracticeNormative Growth Expectations Must Be Realistic: A Response to Phillips and Clarizio
16 Citations1988Wendy M. Yen