Verbal chanting was the most accurate response for kindergarten students and, along with clapping, for first graders. Clapping was most accurate for third graders and, along with chanting, for second graders. Overall, the stepping response was the least accurate. Girls consistently received higher mean scores than boys. (Author/RM)

This document contains the design and rationale for assessing science achievement of students throughout the United States in 2005. This same Framework has been used by NAEP for the 1996 and 2000 science assessments. The Framework provides a general overview of NAEP, describes the NAEP Science Framework adopted by NAGB, and reviews the process by…

This document provides a basic framework that schools/districts can use to assess students' abilities to use information technology tools to improve their own performance. There are components of this document that the developers believe should not be changed but rather remain constant. These would include the standards themselves, the specific…

Questions the effectiveness of the French language assistant(e)'' in the English school system and wonders whether the money required to finance the program might be better spent elsewhere. (RL)

Typical experiences of the French teaching assistant in the English school system are presented with suggestions for improving utilization of the teaching assistant. (RL)

The conflicting direction of anxiety changes in students new to their particular school building makes it difficult to attribute the change to something inherent within a school system's organization of grades. (Authors)

Examines current research to determine whether the middle school is any different than the junior high school or only a reorganization of grades to solve an overcrowding, a school plant, or a desegregation problem. Bibliography. (RB)

Provides a critical appraisal of the current agitation for a 5-8 middle school organization. (LN)

Considers the value of teaching "Anne Frank" and suggests that the book be just a starting point for exposing readers to other views of the Holocaust. Annotated bibliographies are included for other personal accounts of the Holocaust, with appropriate grade levels indicated. (LRW)

The retrospective case study conducted in Israel was aimed at assessing students' and parents' views relating to grade skipping. It sheds light on authentic views and decision-making related to the processes and outcomes of grade skipping. The study sample comprised students (N=5) who had experienced grade skipping at different stages in their…

The District conducts a "cross-sectional" analysis of student dropouts annually; it examines dropout rates among students enrolled in various grades at one point in time. A "longitudinal" analysis, also conducted annually, tracks a group of students in the same grade or cohort over a period of several years. Each method…

Plagued by long-term poor student outcomes, a number of reforms have been implemented within the Philadelphia School District to improve performance, including the use of charter schools. The number of charter schools in Philadelphia has risen from four to more than 60 over the past decade, and these schools now serve over 30,000 students. Debate…

Reinforcement preferences were hypothesized to be dependent upon both the nature of the judging Ss and elementary, middle, or high school students. Evidence indicates a relationship between age or grade level of pupils and the perceived potency of possible reinforcers by teachers. Presented in part at American Psychological Association, Montreal,…