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Indiana University Studies 



The Indiana 1917 Achievement Compared with 1914 and 

 1915 Achievements. In Tables II to VI the Indiana achieve- 

 ments for 1914 and 1915 are given for comparative purposes. 

 These scores together with the Iowa and Kansas scores are 

 represented in Figures 1 to 4. 



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FIG. 1. Showing Indiana 1914, 1915, 1917 Median Scores in Com- 

 parison WITH other State Medians. Addition. 



FIG. 2. Showing Indiana 1914, 1915, 1917 Median Scores, in Com- 

 parison with other State Medians. Subtraction. 



In practically every grade in every fundamental opera- 

 tion the 1917 records of achievement are distinctly lower 

 than those of the years 1914 and 1915, especially those of 

 1915, which compare more favorably with the Courtis stand- 

 ards and the standards of other states. The explanation of 

 these differences, of course, will be one of the significant prob- 

 lems to be worked out in the future. As suggested in another 



