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Download full textOgle, Laurence T.; Sen, Anindita; Pahlke, Erin; Jocelyn, Leslie; Kastberg, David; Roey, Stephen; Williams, Trevor – 2003
The Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) is an assessment of reading comprehension of nine-year-olds in 35 countries and was conducted by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA). This report compares findings from the United States with other countries and takes a closer look at…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Indicators, Foreign Countries, Grade 4
National Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington, DC. – 1994
Among the recommendations of the "Nation at Risk" report (1983) was that a core curriculum of four units of English, three each of science, social studies, and mathematics, and a half unit of computer science be required. Between 1982 and 1992 the percentage of high school graduates earning the recommended units in core courses increased…
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, Course Selection (Students), Educational Attainment, Educational Indicators
National Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington, DC. – 1993
Most students planning to enter college do so immediately after graduating from high school, and most baccalaureate programs can be completed within 4 years. Taking longer may have a variety of causes and a number of implications, including costs for the individual and the institution. Approximately 31% of college graduates in 1990 completed their…
Descriptors: American Indians, Asian Americans, Bachelors Degrees, College Graduates
Blank, Rolf K.; Gruebel, Doreen – 1995
Efforts to reform and restructure science and mathematics education need to be based on a sound assessment of current conditions, the rate of improvement, and problems in the system. This report focuses on indicators of the condition of science and mathematics education at state and national levels. The 1995 report presents new state indicators…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Indicators, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment
