Growth in School: Achievement Gains from the Fourth to the Eighth Grade NAEP
- Author(s):
- Barton, Paul E.; Coley, Richard J.
- Publication Year:
- 1998
- Source:
- ETS Policy Information Center Report
- Document Type:
- Report
- Page Count:
- 17
- Subject/Key Words:
- Academic Achievement, Mathematics, Elementary School Science, Cohort Analysis, Reading, Writing, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), Elementary Education
Abstract
This Policy Information Report uses data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) in mathematics to examine the growth in mathematics achievement between the fourth and eighth grades, over time. Trends in the "value-added" between these grades are compared for different groups of students and for participating states.
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