This article presents the design and implementation of a study and research path for teacher education (SRP-TE) based on the Anthropological Theory of the Didactic. The goal is to analyze this teacher education proposal for inclusive statistics education aiming to overcome constraints derived from the phenomenon of the transparency of data…

Sierra Leone was ravaged by a civil war between 1991 and 2002. Since the end of the war, it has witnessed an unprecedented increase in school enrollments. Although school enrollment has increased, the number of school age children who are out of school remains high. The focus of international agencies is on children of primary school age, yet a…

This article argues that a mixed methods approach is useful in understanding the complexity that underlies teachers' commitment to environmental education. Using sequential and concurrent procedures, the authors demonstrate how different methodological approaches highlighted different aspects of teacher commitment. The quantitative survey examined…

The purpose of this study was to understand the relationship of student entry data to current English language learning status. District-level data was obtained for 1,942 K-5 native Spanish-speaking elementary-level students administered the oral Spanish and English Language Assessment Scale (Pre-LAS). Canonical correlation analysis was used to…

In this paper, a data perturbation method for minimizing the possibility of disclosure of participants' identities on a survey is described in the context of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). The method distinguishes itself from most approaches because of the presence of cognitive tasks. Hence, a data edit should have minimal…

Kids Count, a project of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, is a national and state by- state effort to track the status of children in the United States. By providing policymakers and citizens with benchmarks of child well-being, Kids Count seeks to enrich local, state, and national discussions concerning ways to secure better futures for all…

For a century Catholic schools have formed the basis for a strong system of acculturation into Catholic identity and values. Catholic schools provided a low-cost basic education and served as a common school for all social classes of Catholics. This system has weakened considerably in the last decades. Between 1970 and 2000 there was a net loss of…

The study examines the reading attitudes and attainment of Hong Kong, Singapore and English primary-school students using data collected in the PIRLS 2001 international reading survey. A total of 13,486 students aged 9-10 years were assessed. Singaporean students were found to have more positive reading attitudes and confidence than Hong Kong and…

This document highlights National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) related milestone events, meetings, and publication dates in the year 2001. This is followed by a brief description of important aspects of "No Child Left Behind" relevant to NAEP participation. Next, a tally of 2001 NAEP assessment booklets processed, items…

This paper provides a summary of the authors' attempts to uncover links between their measures, classroom mathematics instruction, and student learning. This paper also provides evidence regarding one central critique of their measures: that multiple-choice assessments cannot validly represent the knowledge, skills, and judgment involved in actual…

Thirty-two families were given six market-leading, educational CD-ROMs each, and usage of them was logged over 11 weeks. These children and their parents were also interviewed on three occasions. Although parents and children were enthusiastic upon receipt of the software and envisaged that it would be a useful learning tool, children's use of…

Statistics of kindergartens and of elementary and high schools, supported by public funds in the various States, are given in this report. The major items presented include total enrollments, high-school enrollments, average daily attendance in all schools, number of teachers, number of school buildings, value of school property, and expenditures.…

This report includes statistics of elementary and of secondary schools which are supported from public funds. The data are compiled from reports made to the bureau by departments of public instruction in the various States. In most instances the printed bulletins of the superintendent of public instruction were used to verify the figures and to…

For many years the Office of Education has collected and published statistics of private schools. In 1933 there were on the mailing list of the Office of Education 11,515 private elementary and secondary schools in the continental United States. There are, doubtless, more private schools, but no means are available for ascertaining the exact…

Bulletins containing educational statistics for 1923-24 have been issued and cover the following topic areas: (1) State School Systems (1925, No. 42); (2) City School Systems (1925, No. 41); (3) Public High Schools (1925, No. 40); (4) Private High Schools and Academies (1925, No. 23); (5) Kindergartens (1925, No. 20); (6) Teachers Colleges and…