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Download full textKristian Edosomwan; Jemimah L. Young; Jamaal R. Young – Middle Grades Review, 2024
This study examines the impact of early Algebra I coursework on advanced Carnegie credits among 12th graders from diverse racial/ethnic backgrounds, using data from the NCES HSTS (1990-2019). Findings indicate that early Algebra students, particularly Black and Latinx, earn more advanced credits, revealing a widening gap in advanced course…
Descriptors: Algebra, Credits, Educational Attainment, Measurement Techniques
Ahn, Judie – Institute of Education Sciences, 2017
On September 22, 2017, the National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER) and the National Center for Education Research (NCER) at the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) convened a group of experts in policy, practice, and research related to Career and Technical Education (CTE). The goal of the meeting was to seek input from…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Career Education, Technical Education, Educational Research
Direct linkOsborne, Jonathan – School Science Review, 2014
Critique and questioning are central to the practice of science; without argument and evaluation, the construction of reliable knowledge would be impossible. The challenge is to incorporate an understanding of the role of critique and, more importantly, the ability to engage in critique, within the teaching of science. The emphasis in both the US…
Descriptors: Science Education, Critical Thinking, Science Achievement, Scientific Literacy
Kind, Per Morten – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2013
The article argues that science assessment should change from an item-driven to a construct-driven practice and pay more attention to disciplinary scientific reasoning. It investigates assessment scales developed from a novel theoretical rationale, describing scientific reasoning as three fundamental practices (hypothesizing, experimenting, and…
Descriptors: Persuasive Discourse, Evaluation, Hypothesis Testing, Experiments
Brock, Kathryn – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Current National Assessment of Educational Progress results continued their 40-year pattern with two-thirds of U.S. 8th graders not proficient in reading, yet formal reading and literacy instruction ends in elementary school. Lack of reading proficiency can undermine academic progress in high school. Elementary literacy instruction provides…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, High School Students, Secondary Education, Literacy
Strom, Paris S.; Strom, Robert D.; Beckert, Troy – American Secondary Education, 2011
Improving the quality of secondary education in public schools requires involving all stakeholders in identifying and applying appropriate expectations. Many adult stakeholders are seeking action to eliminate the disparity between state and federal estimates of student achievement and to enable comparisons between the performance of students and…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Educational Change, School Effectiveness, Adolescents
Farkas, Steve; Duffett, Ann M. – American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, 2010
Notwithstanding all the studies and data on schooling today, one has to go back more than a decade--to the 1998 Public Agenda study "A Lot to Be Thankful For"--for a serious attempt to examine what parents think public schools should teach children about citizenship. The annual Phi Delta Kappan/Gallup poll on schooling has not asked…
Descriptors: Private Schools, Public School Teachers, Citizenship Education, Focus Groups
Wright, Sandra K. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
This historical research will provide school leaders with a broad conception of the conditions, forces and processes behind the development of Economics Education. It serves as a case study of past and current practices and approaches to advocacy in economics education. Since it began in 1885, economics education has experienced many obstacles and…
Descriptors: Economics Education, Program Effectiveness, Secondary Education, Doctoral Dissertations
Fleischman, Howard L.; Hopstock, Paul J.; Pelczar, Marisa P.; Shelley, Brooke E. – National Center for Education Statistics, 2010
The Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) is an international assessment that measures the performance of 15-year-olds in reading literacy, mathematics literacy, and science literacy. Coordinated by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), an intergovernmental organization of 34 member countries, PISA was…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries, International Organizations, Scientific Literacy
Peer reviewedBrahier, Daniel J. – Ohio Journal of School Mathematics, 1999
Discusses high school students' problems with computation. Presents results from the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), and research articles to prove that students have difficulty with basic computation. (ASK)
Descriptors: Computation, Mathematics Achievement, Secondary Education
Crum, Karen – International Electronic Journal for Leadership in Learning, 2008
Evidence indicates that secondary level students are not making adequate reading progress to meet the requirements of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) by 2013-2014. According to The Education Trust, reading skills of African American and Latino high school seniors are not commensurate with the reading skills of white middle school students. The 2005…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Reading Skills, Achievement Gap, Secondary Education
Peer reviewedLicklider, Mary M. – English Journal, 1992
Describes the difficulties in assessing writing improvement in high school students based on national reports. Discovers that students' fluency, their use of dialogue, and their ease in moving between the abstract and the concrete is increasing. Suggests the resources of the National Assessment of Educational Progress might yield the information…
Descriptors: Secondary Education, Writing Evaluation, Writing Improvement, Writing Research
Peer reviewedEvers, Williamson M.; Clopton, Paul – Education Next, 2003
Asserts that while enrollment in academic courses has increased since "A Nation at Risk" report, academic achievement as measured by national and international mathematics and science exams has remained unchanged. Suggests that divergence between increased enrollment and test scores is due to watered-down curriculum and course materials.…
Descriptors: Academic Education, College Preparation, High Schools, Mathematics Achievement
Peer reviewedTuma, John – Journal of Vocational Education Research, 1994
Four national transcript data sets were analyzed to determine the following: vocational education participation of high school graduates declined 1982-1992, academic participation increased, vocational credits completed fell by one-third, and fewer advanced vocational courses were completed. Reliability, validity, and cost effectiveness of using…
Descriptors: Academic Records, Enrollment Rate, Participation, Research Methodology
Finn, Chester E., Jr.; Ravitch, Diane – Phi Delta Kappan, 1988
Discusses the dismal results of the 1986 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) appraisal of American high school students' knowledge about history and literature. Explores connections between cultural literacy and students' family background, homework, and television viewing habits. Recommends more and better history and literature…
Descriptors: Family Influence, History Instruction, Homework, Literature
