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Download full textIowa Department of Education, 2010
For 21 years the Annual Condition of Education Report has helped the Iowa Department of Education meet its goal, providing valuable information on everything from enrollment to student performance, from the teachers to finances to the demographics. The data for this annual report are presented according to: (1) Background Demographics; (2)…
Descriptors: Educational Indicators, Academic Achievement, Educational Finance, Enrollment Trends
Direct linkHeckman, James J.; Humphries, John Eric; Mader, Nicholas S. – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2010
The General Educational Development (GED) credential is issued on the basis of an eight hour subject-based test. The test claims to establish equivalence between dropouts and traditional high school graduates, opening the door to college and positions in the labor market. In 2008 alone, almost 500,000 dropouts passed the test, amounting to 12% of…
Descriptors: Credentials, Testing Programs, Dropouts, Labor Market
Liu, Ou Lydia – Educational Testing Service, 2011
The purpose of this report is to identify the most prominent issues in U.S. higher education and to develop strategic research plans to address the issues that are most relevant to ETS's capabilities in measurement and assessment through the ETS's higher education research initiative. In the United States, issues related to higher education such…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Testing Programs, Accountability, Strategic Planning
Rochford, Joseph A. – Online Submission, 2004
Tests like the Ohio Graduation Test are part of what has become known as the "standards-based" reform movement in education. Simply put, they allow states to measure whether or not students are learning according to whatever set of standards, benchmarks and indicators are adopted by that state. They also help meet, in part, the reporting…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Postsecondary Education, Graduation
Peer reviewedSebatane, E. Molapi – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1985
Testing practices in Lesotho are described. The Primary School Leaving Examinations are administered on a national level. The Junior Certificate Examinations, developed by subject committees, determine eligibility for the Cambridge Overseas School Certificate. Vocational and technical educational programs are also evaluated. Continuous student…
Descriptors: Competitive Selection, Developing Nations, Educational Assessment, Educational Testing
Iowa Department of Education, 2005
This 16th "Annual Condition of Education Report" provides a wide range of demographics, statistics, and student achievement data to help Iowans better understand their public educational system. It includes all the information published earlier in the "State Report Card for No Child Left Behind," as well as a wide range of…
Descriptors: Educational Indicators, School Demography, Public Schools, Demography
