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The Relationship between Studying Music and Mathematics Performance on the New Jersey High School Proficiency Assessment
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Prokop, Kristie L. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
On assessments such as Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) (Stigler & Hiebert, 1999) and Program for International Assessment (PISA) ("PISA 2006 Science Competencies for Tomorrow's World", 2007) students in the United States have not been performing as well in mathematics as students in other countries. In…
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, National Norms, Comparative Analysis, Educational Improvement
National Educational Assessment: Pro and Con.
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American Association of School Administrators, Washington, DC. – 1966
In this publication, designed to serve interested laymen as well as educators, various authors explore the viewpoints of the proponents and the opponents of the National Assessment Program. In their analysis of assessment and its related issues, these authors attempt to provide information that could serve as a basis for an objective consideration…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Testing, Curriculum Evaluation
Are Standards in U.S. Schools Really Lagging Behind Those in Other Countries?
Husen, Torsten – Phi Delta Kappan, 1983
Discusses the limitations of crossnational comparisons of secondary student performance in the U.S. and selected European and Pacific industrial countries, using mathematics and science data from the International Assessment for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA). Suggests the most serious problem is the rise of a new educational…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Testing, Cross Cultural Studies
National Social Indicator Reports: Some Comparisons and Prospects.
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Johnston, Denis F. – 1975
This report provides comparisons among the social indicator reports of seven countries including Canada, France, Great Britain, Japan, Norway, the United States, and West Germany. The purpose of social indicator research in each country is to provide a means for developing more adequate answers to the questions over present and emerging social…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Comparative Testing, Cross Cultural Studies, Data Collection
Civic Education in Ten Countries: An Empirical Study. International Studies in Evaluation VI.
Torney, Judith V.; And Others – 1976
The political education of young people in West Germany, Finland, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden, and United States is examined. Purposes of the study are to (1) define civic education cross-nationally, (2) deal with methodological problems in assessing student achievement and attitudes, (3) convey a detailed…
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Civics, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques
Student Achievement Study, 1970-1974. The IEA Six-Subject Data Bank [machine-readable data file].
International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, Stockholm (Sweden). – 1975
The "Student Achievement Study" machine-readable data files (MRDF) (also referred to as the "IEA Six-Subject Survey") are the result of an international data collection effort during 1970-1974 by 21 designated National Centers, which had agreed to cooperate. The countries involved were: Australia, Belgium, Chile, England-Wales,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Civics, Cognitive Tests