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Poverty, Courses Taken and MCAS Test Scores in Mathematics and Science.
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Nuttall, Ronald; Hell, Regina Jean-Van – 2001
The aim of this study was to look at the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) data for 10th graders from 1998 and investigate whether these differences were significant when using the mathematics and science achievement scores. In addition, the variables of socioeconomic status, gender, and types of courses taken in mathematics and…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Black Students, Course Selection (Students), High School Students
National Comparisons. The 1989 Massachusetts Educational Assessment Program.
Massachusetts State Dept. of Education, Boston. – 1990
This report compares information gathered from the Massachusetts Educational Assessment Program (MEAP) test administrations of 1986 and 1988 with data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) tests given those same years (mathematics and science in 1986 and reading and United States history in 1988). The focus is on how…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 12
Technical Issues in the First and Second IEA Science Studies.
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Keeves, J. P. – 1992
The first and second International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement Science Studies examined and compared science achievement in 19 and 26 countries, respectively. This paper considered 10 technical issues that arose in these 2 studies of science education and achievement. The issues discussed were the: (1) need for the…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Cross Cultural Studies, Data Analysis, Data Collection
NAEP 1996 National and State Summary Data Tables [CD-ROM].
National Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington, DC. – 1998
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Summary Data Tables on CD-ROM present mathematics and science results from the NAEP 1996 State Assessments. Mathematics results from 1990 and 1992 assessments are also provided for the nation and for states that participated in either or both of the assessments. The student, teacher, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnic Groups, Institutional Characteristics
Washington State Assessment Program, Grades 4, 8, and 11. A Five-Year Summary of Achievement Test Trends in Washington School Districts for the Years 1993-1997.
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Washington Office of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Olympia. – 1998
This report provides a summary for the years 1993 through 1997 of district and school-level results in Washington on the Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills, fourth edition (CTBS/4) for grades 4 and 8 and the Curriculum Frameworks Assessment System (CFAS) for grade 11. For grades 4 and 8, the average national percentile scores in reading,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Achievement Tests, Educational Trends
Achievement Testing Program, Provincial Report: June 1991 Administration. Grade 3 Science, Grade 6 Mathematics, Grade 9 Social Studies.
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Student Evaluation and Records Branch. – 1992
The results of the achievement testing program of the Alberta (Canada) public schools are reported for the June 1991 administrations. The 1991 results help demonstrate what is possible for students in grades 3, 6, and 9 to know and do in science, mathematics, and social studies. For the first time, results are reported in terms of curriculum…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Achievement Tests, Age Differences, Educational Assessment