If One Selects the Poorest Readers from an Elementary School

question 12

Multiple Choice

If one selects the poorest readers from an elementary school class using a standard reading test and then places them in an ineffective reading program, retesting will likely show an improvement in scores due to

• A) attrition.
• B) regression to the mean.
• C) regression to the mean and maturation.
• D) instrumentation and history.

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