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Download full textPhillips, Gary W. – American Institutes for Research, 2007
Educators, researchers, and policymakers have considerable interest in how the American educational system compares to those in other countries. One major index for comparison is student academic achievement. This paper links the scale of the "National Assessment of Educational Progress" ("NAEP") to the scale of the "Third International…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Science Achievement, National Competency Tests, Advanced Students
Thomas, Paul F. – 1978
In 1973 an innovative, interdisciplinary global studies course was instituted at a secondary school in Ontario. Designed for advanced students at the grade 13 level, the course emphasized science, language arts, and mathematics issues in terms of the world's environmental and social problems. Rationale for the course included an awareness of the…
Descriptors: Advanced Students, Comparative Education, Conflict, Course Content
