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Download full textNorth Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Div. of Accountability. – 1989
The North Carolina End-of-Course Testing Program was established to provide student, school, and school system information about achievement in high school courses. This report describes: (1) "Characteristics of Biology Students"; (2) "Student Performance on the Core Test"; (3) "Anticipated Final Grades and Scores on the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Biology, Educational Assessment, Science Achievement
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Div. of Accountability. – 1989
The North Carolina End-of-Course Testing Program was established to provide student, school, and school system information about achievement in high school courses. This report describes: (1) "Characteristics of Chemistry Students"; (2) "Student Performance on the Core Test"; (3) "Combining Performance and Participation:…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Chemistry, Educational Assessment, High Schools
Bottoms, Gene; Feagin, Caro H. – 1997
The science achievement of career-bound students at High Schools That Work (HSTW) sites in 1996 was compared to performance levels at HSTW sites in 1993 or 1994. HSTW sites studied in 1993 improved their average science scores from 270 to 283 in 1996. Vocational students at HSTW sites scored higher in science (average score, 283) than did the…
Descriptors: Blacks, Educational Policy, Educational Trends, Enrollment
Bottoms, Gene – 1997
Implementation of the High Schools That Work (HSTW) key practices improved achievement for career-bound students in these four ways: (1) HSTW sites showed significant improvement in average reading and math scores; (2) the percentage of career- bound students meeting HSTW performance goals in 1994 and 1996 increased from 33% to 43% in reading and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Preparation, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Improvement
Bottoms, Gene; Thayer, Yvonne – 1997
The academic achievement of students in business and marketing programs at High Schools That Work (HSTW) sites in 1996 was compared to performance levels in 1994. Between 1994 and 1996, the average reading scores of business students at HSTW sites increased from 271 to 279, and their average mathematics scores increased from 286 to 290. A higher…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Business Education, Comparative Analysis, Educational Policy
Bottoms, Gene; Presson, Alice – 1997
The academic achievement of students in health occupations programs at High Schools That Work (HSTW) sites in 1996 was compared to academic performance levels at HSTW sites in 1994. Health occupations students at HSTW sites improved their average reading scores from 269 in 1993 to 278 in 1996. During the study period, the gap widened between HSTW…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Allied Health Occupations Education, Comparative Analysis, Educational Policy
Bottoms, Gene – 1997
The academic achievement of students in family and consumer sciences programs at High Schools That Work (HSTW) sites in 1996 was compared to performance levels in 1994. Family and consumer sciences students at HSTW sites significantly improved their average reading scores (from 261 in 1994 to 269 in 1996). The percentages of family and consumer…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Change Strategies, Comparative Analysis, Consumer Education
Bottoms, Gene; Presson, Alice – 1997
The effects of work-based learning on student achievement were examined by analyzing data from the 1996 High Schools That Work (HSTW) assessment. The comparison focused on the experiences of 12th-graders in structured work-based learning programs and 12th-graders with after-school jobs. A larger percentage of students earning school credit for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Cooperative Education, Education Work Relationship
