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Direct linkAgresto, John – Academic Questions, 2013
When "Academic Questions" editor Peter Wood asked the author to give some thought to the dispute between the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) and the Association of Literary Scholars, Critics, and Writers (ALSCW), he thought he should say no. Well, what did the CFR report prepared by an independent task force chaired by Joel I. Klein,…
Descriptors: General Education, Liberal Arts, Values, National Norms
Download full textSarjala, Jukka – American Educator, 2013
For the past decade, Finland has been lauded for consistently being a top performer on international assessments of student achievement. Having spent 25 years in the Ministry of Education, and then another 8 as director general of the National Board of Education, the author was heartened by these accomplishment--but he is also concerned about how…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Core Curriculum, Educational Cooperation, Best Practices
Peer reviewedAlkin, Marvin C. – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1988
An overview of the issue of national educational quality indicators is presented, based on a synthesis of the informed judgments of several respondents from throughout the world. Responses from 18 members of the International Association for Educational Assessment (from Europe, Africa, Asia, South America, and the Middle East) are considered…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Quality, International Studies, National Norms
Peer reviewedBurstein, Leigh – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1988
Recent developments in the efforts to formulate national educational quality standards for the United States are discussed. Topics covered include samples of indicator efforts, the impetus for indicator activity, types of indicators, and the role of the National Assessment of Educational Progress. (TJH)
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Quality, National Norms, National Standards
Peer reviewedSalcedo, Hernando – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1988
The development and use of quality indicators is a priority need for Venezuelan higher education. A sample of previous research studies concerning major issues related to the efficiency of Venezuelan higher education is summarized. The evaluation of academic achievement and some general considerations related to the use of quality indicators are…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Assessment, Educational Quality, Higher Education
Peer reviewedDockrell, W. B. – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1988
The background and status of efforts toward the development of national educational quality standards for Scotland are discussed. Issues covered include relationships between English and Scottish efforts, information provided by the Scottish Education Department, problems with local-level authorities, and the use of qualitative versus quantitative…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Quality, National Norms, National Standards
Peer reviewedOlson, Paul – National Elementary Principal, 1975
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Assessment, National Norms, National Surveys
Peer reviewedCarpenter, Thomas R.; And Others – Educational Leadership, 1980
Results of the second mathematics assessment show that students are alarmingly weak in problem-solving ability. (Author)
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematics Curriculum, National Norms
Geisert, Gene – Compact, 1979
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) gathers information about national levels of education achievement that helps explain and interpret other research, policy efforts, and the phenomena of unanticipated changes in American education. (Author) Primary type of information provided by report: Program Description (Program Goals)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Minimum Competency Testing
Dean, Jeffery R.; Wolf, Patrick J. – School Choice Demonstration Project, 2010
The purpose of this report is to provide descriptive data regarding the test scores of Milwaukee Parental Choice Program (MPCP) students in grades 4, 8 and 10 in reading, math, and science, as reported to the School Choice Demonstration Project 2008-2009. The tables, graphs, and histograms presented in this paper provide a snapshot of these…
Descriptors: Low Income Groups, School Choice, Achievement Gains, Testing
Peer reviewedKaagan, Steve; Smith, Marshall S. – Educational Leadership, 1985
Reviews the Council of Chief State School Officers' effort to establish a nationwide system of educational indicators. Suggests the benefits of such a system. (MCG)
Descriptors: Accountability, Centralization, Data Collection, Educational Assessment
Lee, Valerie – 1985
Intended to enable Catholic educators to evaluate the reading progress of their students compared to the nation as a whole, this report presents reading achievement data for nearly 6,000 Catholic school students out of 20,000 students in grades 4, 8, and 11, assessed in 1983-84 by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). The…
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Comparative Analysis, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
Haertel, Edward; And Others – 1989
This technical report, the final product of the deliberations of a panel charged with an external review of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), considers three broad issues: (1) the apparent lack of comparability between the findings of the 1984 and 1986 reading assessments (reading anomaly); (2) the accuracy of NAEP trend…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematics Achievement
Peer reviewedWainer, Howard; And Others – Journal of Educational Statistics, 1985
In this paper, scores from the Department of Education's table, "State Education Statistics," are examined to see if they can be used for state-by-state comparisons to aid in the evaluation of educational policies that vary across states. (Author/LMO)
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Indicators, Multivariate Analysis, National Norms
Brennan, Dennis C.; Banaszak, Ronald A. – 1981
This report presents the findings of a project whose purpose was to conduct a complete survey of the various states to determine the existence and content of state mandates and competency statements as they relate to economic literacy, and more specifically, how "Our Economy: How It Works," meets these mandates and competency statements.…
Descriptors: Economics Education, Educational Assessment, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
