2004 EdUC Proceedings Abstract
 Plotting Educational Outcomes Track: GIS for Administration & Planning Author(s): Robert Martin Is there a relationship between the cost of education and the achievement of students on standardized tests? This is a question that has become an increasingly important concern to parents as the costs of education have risen. In an effort to begin to address this question, this paper reports on how ArcGIS was used for the analyses of the spatial variations in standardized test scores across Pennsylvania's school districts between 1997 and 2002. To address the central question of this research student achievement test scores are compared to expenditures for education by public school districts during the same time period. Robert Martin Kutztown University Department of Geography 1507 Coronado Street Allentown , PA 18103 US Phone: 610-683-4364 Fax: 610-683-4914 E-mail: dr4gis@rcn.com |
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