Warning: Why Average Isn't Average! Simplistic Statistics Can Be Misleading In Measuring for Accountability in Education, June 1998

Collection Name:

New Hampshire Center for Public Policy Studies Records, 1996-2018

Title:

Warning: Why Average Isn't Average! Simplistic Statistics Can Be Misleading In Measuring for Accountability in Education, June 1998

Creator:

New Hampshire Center for Public Policy Studies
Hall, Douglas

Creator Role:

Author

Accession / Call Number:

2018.085

Object ID:

2018.085.03.009

Date:

1998 June

Type of Material:

textual record

Physical Description:

1 envelope, 5 pages

Language:

English

Scope and Content:

The article, “Why Average Isn’t Average” cautions against the standard educational statistical practice of comparing the average test scores of students at a particular school with an overall state average. The author recommends collecting relevant demographic information on each student as part of a statewide assessment program and for the state to use demographic data to group those schools and school districts that enroll similar student populations. Doing so allows for a more complete understanding of the success of school with student populations that are different from the state average.

Subjects:

Education , Mathematics , Statistics , Academic achievement , Educational tests and measurements

People:

Hall, Douglas

Organizations:

Institute for Policy and Social Science Research at the University of New Hampshire
New Hampshire Center for Public Policy Studies
University of New Hampshire

Terms of Use:

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Credit Line:

The New Hampshire Center for Public Policy Studies Records were donated to the New Hampshire Historical Society.

Level Description:

Item