Intellectual Status and Intellectual Growth Again

• Published in: American Educational Research Journal Vol. 14; no. 2; p. 137
• Main Authors: Werts, C. E, Hilton, T. L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 1977
• Subjects: Academic Achievement; Achievement Gains; Basic Skills; Bloom (Benjamin S); Elementary Secondary Education; Intellectual Development; Longitudinal Studies; Mathematical Models; School and College Ability Tests; Sequential Tests of Educational Progress; Test Interpretation; Testing Problems; Time Factors (Learning)

To correct for measurement error in the correlation of student status with achievement gain, the simplex model was used. Results supported the authors' hypothesis that status and gain are correlated. Students who start out as low achievers may need more help over time to maintain the same acade...