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Download full textNational Assessment Governing Board, Washington, DC. – 1992
The 1990s show distinct changes from the 1960s in terms of the views held by education practitioners, policymakers, and the public concerning the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). Developments such as the national education goals, the prospect of voluntary national education standards, and the possibility of a national system of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Educational Assessment, Educational History
Legum, Stanley; Caldwell, Nancy; Davis, Bryan; Haynes, Jacqueline; Hill, Telford J.; Litavecz, Stephen; Rizzo, Lou; Rust, Keith; Vo, Ngoan – 1997
The 1994 High School Transcript Study (HSTS) provides the Department of Education and other policymakers with information about current course offerings and students' course-taking patterns in the nation's secondary schools. One objective was to determine changes in course offering and selection patterns since the previous studies in 1982, 1987,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Records, Core Curriculum, Course Selection (Students)
Legum, Stanley; Caldwell, Nancy; Davis, Bryan; Haynes, Jacqueline; Hill, Telford J.; Litavecz, Stephen; Rizzo, Lou; Rust, Keith; Vo, Ngoan – 1997
The 1994 High School Transcript Study (HSTS) provides the Department of Education and other policymakers with information about current course offerings and students' course-taking patterns in the nation's secondary schools. One objective was to determine changes in course offering and selection patterns since the previous studies in 1982, 1987,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Records, Core Curriculum, Course Selection (Students)
Phillips, Gary W.; And Others – 1993
This report deals with a variety of ways that have been, or could be, used to interpret the scales used in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). Policymakers, researchers, and other users of assessment results need to understand the methods used for reporting NAEP. Having a reference is particularly important as the methods of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Assessment, Educational Research
