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Research Results

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Data Set:

Test data was collected over 4 years: Fall 2006 to Fall 2009.
Survey data was collected over 3 years: Fall 2006 to Fall 2008.
Incomplete test data and scores judged to be invalid were removed.
The final data set used for all analyses included 51,706 students with data gathered for 1, 2, 3, or 4 years.

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All results are for the total USA group for Achievement and Achievement Controlled for Ability. In addition, the results are broken out by Type of School.

Each student’s achievement level can be predicted based on the student’s score on the ability tests. If a student was in the middle (50th PR) on ability, then you would expect (predict) an achievement score also in the middle (50th PR).

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From 2007 results:

Students with 8 or more hours of sleep a night score higher than those with 7 or fewer hours.
The more time a child spends interacting with his/her parent, the higher the achievement.

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Summary report for United States, March, 2011

Grade 3-8 Summary Results

Median composite achievement over the four years was at the 60th percentile (above the national norm).
Median composite ability over the four years was at the 55th percentile (above the national norm).
Mean achievement was almost a third of a grade level higher than predicted based on ability.
Median composite achievement for students tested all four years increased from the 65th percentile in the first year to the 68th percentile in the fourth year.

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Grade 9 & 11 Summary Results

Median composite achievement over the four years was at the 65th percentile (above the national norm).
Median composite ability over the four years was at the 62nd percentile (above the national norm).
Mean achievement was almost a third of a grade level higher than predicted based on ability.

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Major Relationships Summary Results

Students in smaller schools achieve as well as those in larger schools as measured by the change from one year to the next.
Students do better the longer they are in an Adventist school.

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Information...what we have learned!

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