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Download full textWilkinson, L. David; Galindo, Letticia – 1989
The knowledge that 17-year-old students in a local city school district had of literature and history was assessed using the same test items administered by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). A review of national results of the NAEP examination in 1986 has highlighted the gaps in knowledge of this age group. The Austin (Texas)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Adolescents, Comparative Testing
Peer reviewedZwick, Rebecca; Ercikan, Kadriye – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1989
The Mantel-Haenszel approach for investigating differential item functioning (DIF) was applied to United States history items within the 1986 National Assessment of Educational Progress administered to 7,812 11th graders. DIF analyses were based on responses of 7,743 11th graders. Results concerning sex and racial differences and ethnicity are…
Descriptors: Black Students, Ethnicity, Grade 11, High School Students
Applebee, Arthur N.; And Others – 1989
This summary report from The Nation's Report Card offers a synthesis of findings from recent national assessments of American education for 9-, 13-, and 17-year-old students in a variety of subject areas. Areas covered include reading, writing, mathematics, science, American history, literature, and computer competence. Trends in academic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Literacy, Educational Quality, Educational Trends
