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Williamson, Joanna; Vidal Rodeiro, Carmen – Cambridge University Press & Assessment, 2022
The transition from Key Stage 4 (KS4) to post-16 education marks a shift from a broad programme of study (around 8-10 subjects) to a narrower programme (usually 1-4 subjects). Within the constraints of course availability and entry criteria, students must make important choices. Students' post-16 pathways matter because different subjects as well…
Descriptors: Class Rank, Exit Examinations, Postsecondary Education, Foreign Countries
American Association of Community Colleges, 2018
Average salaries of full-time STEM workers with some college education was 26 percent higher than non-STEM workers with a similar education, according to a recent analysis by the Pew Research Center of Census data on the STEM workforce from 1990 to 2016. Health-related occupations had the largest concentration of women in STEM jobs. Of the nine…
Descriptors: Employed Women, Females, Educational Attainment, Occupations
Trapani, Josh; Hale, Katherine – National Science Foundation, 2019
The report provides a portrait of science and engineering (S&E) higher education in the United States, including trends over time and comparisons with other nations. S&E fields, as defined in this report, include astronomy, chemistry, physics, atmospheric sciences, earth sciences, ocean sciences, mathematics and statistics, computer…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Indicators, Psychology, Biological Sciences
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Provasnik, Stephen; Malley, Lydia; Neidorf, Teresa; Arora, Alka; Stephens, Maria; Balestreri, Kathryn; Herz, Katie; Perkins, Robert; Tang, Judy H. – National Center for Education Statistics, 2019
"U.S. Performance on the 2015 TIMSS Advanced Mathematics and Physics Assessments: A Closer Look" expands upon the results described in NCES' [National Center for Education Statistics'] initial "Highlights" report on TIMSS Advanced. This new report provides in-depth analyses that (1) examine the demographics, school…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Achievement Tests, Mathematics Achievement, Science Achievement
Gill, Tim – Cambridge Assessment, 2020
The aim of this research was to determine the standard that was effectively applied to General Certificates of Secondary Education (GCSE) and A levels in June 2020 by the decision to accept the maximum of the centre-assessed grade and the calculated grade. The data for this analysis came from the results tables for GCSEs and A levels in 2019 and…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Grades (Scholastic), Secondary Education, Exit Examinations
NWEA, 2020
To help provide context to MAP® Growth™ normative percentiles, this document includes multiple College and Career Readiness (CCR) benchmarks, including those from ACT®, SAT®, and Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (Smarter Balanced). The comparative data in the tables presented in this report can be used as data points for instructional…
Descriptors: Data Use, Decision Making, Achievement Tests, College Entrance Examinations
Florida Department of Education, 2022
All Florida schools teach the Florida Standards in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics and the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards (NGSSS) in Science and Social Studies. Student performance provides important information to parents/guardians, teachers, policy makers, and the general public regarding how well students are learning.…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, State Standards, Language Arts, Mathematics
Florida Department of Education, 2020
All Florida schools teach the Florida Standards Assessments (FSA) in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics and the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards (NGSSS) in Science and Social Studies. Student performance provides important information to parents/guardians, teachers, policy makers, and the general public regarding how well students…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, State Standards, Language Arts, Mathematics
Holmes, Venita R. – Houston Independent School District, 2020
This program evaluation examined the perceptions of secondary Teacher Development Specialists (TDS) regarding their coaching competencies in English language arts (ELA), mathematics, science, social studies, literacy, and instructional technology. Moreover, the study assessed the extent secondary TDS' coaching practices improved teachers'…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Specialists, Coaching (Performance), Teaching Skills
Houston Independent School District, 2021
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Houston Independent School District (HISD) moved to remote learning, which included distance learning, independent study, live online meetings, and completing assignments online or paper-based packets mailed to the home beginning on March 30, 2020. HISD extended remote learning through the end of the…
Descriptors: School Districts, Grades (Scholastic), COVID-19, Pandemics
Houston Independent School District, 2021
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Houston Independent School District (HISD) moved to remote learning, which included distance learning, independent study, live online meetings, and completing assignments online or paper-based packets mailed to the home beginning on March 30, 2020. HISD extended remote learning through the end of the…
Descriptors: School Districts, Grades (Scholastic), Distance Education, COVID-19
Came, Deb; Drake, Linda – Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, 2017
The Washington Comprehensive Assessment Program (WCAP) is a maturing and stable program. In 2016-17 it included: (1) Smarter Balanced Assessments (SBA) in English Language Arts (ELA) and math for students in grades 3-8 and high school; (2) Measurements of Student Progress (MSP) in science for grades 5 and 8; (3) End-of-Course exams in math and…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Language Arts, Mathematics, Grade 3
Houston Independent School District, 2021
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Houston Independent School District (HISD) moved to remote learning, which included distance learning, independent study, live online meetings, and completing assignments online or paper-based packets mailed to the home beginning on March 30, 2020. The last nine weeks of the 2019-2020 school year were…
Descriptors: School Districts, Grades (Scholastic), Educational Trends, COVID-19
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Hoyer, Kathleen Mulvaney; Sparks, Dinah – National Center for Education Statistics, 2017
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) has published a number of reports documenting the amount of time that students have received instruction in various subjects. Using more recent data and similar measures, this Statistics in Brief builds on prior reports to provide an updated look at time spent on instruction in various subjects.…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Private Schools, Grade 3, Grade 8
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Holian, Laura; Kelly, Emily – National Center for Education Statistics, 2020
This Statistics in Brief provides information about the occupational expectations of high school freshmen in 2009 and how their expectations changed (or did not) by the spring of 2012. The focus is on expectations for a career in a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) field, defined in this report as science, technology,…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Occupational Aspiration, High School Freshmen, Student Attitudes
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