Student Achievement and Factors Related to Achievement in a State Ffa Agricultural Mechanics Contest
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Buriak, Harper and Gliem (1985) analyzed contestant scores on the National FFA Agricultural Mechanics Contest. The researchers found that undetermined contestant variables accounted for a majority of the variance in the total contest scores. Buriak, Harper and Gliem (1985, p.32) concluded that “Investigations of the prediction value of selected variables could prove useful in the development and enhancement of the contest.”
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A Three Year Study of Student Achievement and Factors Related to Achievement in a State FFA Agricultural Mechanics Contest
This investigation demonstrates the utility of contest score evaluation and the need for further evaluation. Investigations of the prediction value of selected variables could prove useful in the development and enhancement of the contests. The use of trend analysis could explore the progress of contestants’ scores in the various areas of a contest and may indicate areas needing particular atte...
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