RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FOURTH GRADE AND SEVENTH GRADE PERFORMANCE ON THE IOWA TESTS OF BASIC SKILLS

Judgments and predictions are frequently made about the future educational progress of students on the basis of performances on standardized achievement batteries administered in elementary school. However, few studies attempting to investigate the stability of educational elementary school pupils through the use of standardized achievement batteries are to be found in the professional literature. Such an opportunity has arisen in connection with a major project (Jackson & Cleveland, 1966) in which both of the authors have been involved.