State assessments are increasingly used as outcome measures for education evaluations, and such evaluations generally use pretest scores as control variables. The correlation between the pretest and outcome (posttest) measures is a factor in determining, among other things, a study's statistical power. This report examines variability in pretest-posttest correlation coefficients for state assessment data on samples of low-performing, average-performing, and proficient students to determine how sample characteristics (such as achievement level) affect pretest-posttest correlation coefficients.
As part of a new initiative to support development of the next generation of family scholars, The Family Process Institute is sponsoring a New Writers Fellowship.
Oklahoma Council on Family Relations, invites a broad array of conference proposals from students, instructors, researchers, family life educators, practitioners, and advocates for a variety of interest areas related to the theme "Families - Working Together Works"
Highlighting Cultural Diversity from a Global Perspective
November 01, 2011
As the demographics of the United States and the world shift and global processes grow in importance, it is critical to examine the impact of these issues in family and consumer sciences and related fields.
