The Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS) study describes either 3- or 4-year trends in average campus-level passing rates on TAAS at all grade levels. It discusses student, teacher, campus, and district characteristics as they may relate to student success on TAAS by looking at data for students in grades 4, 8, and 10 for four consecutive…

This study compares environmental education historically and in the present, as well as the environmental problems, in the Republic of Latvia with those in the United States, the United Kingdom, Austria, the Netherlands, and the Scandinavian countries. The environmental education standards and guidelines of Latvia, the United States, the United…

This document is a guide to resources supporting the development of educational standards for students. Section 1, Industry Skill Standards, describes and provides contact information of resources on the efforts of the National Skill Standards Board to develop industry skill standards for all sectors of the American economy. The section addresses…

This volume reports on the Case Study Project, an initiative that evaluates the experiences of math and science teachers across the United States and includes levels of schooling and achievement levels. The report focuses on typical public schools in the United States at three levels: elementary, junior high, and senior high with the intent of…

To assist parents and educators in preparing students for the twenty-first century, Wisconsin citizens have become involved in the development of challenging academic standards in 12 curricular areas. Having clear standards for students and teachers makes it possible to develop rigorous local curricula and valid, reliable assessments. This model…

This document provides the teacher education faculty with a list of tasks and procedures for adapting and completing a set of 10 standardized figures which should accurately depict the knowledge base of their institution's teacher education program, including its component programs (i.e., general education, professional education, and each…

This document reports the written and oral testimony given at two congressional hearings investigating the possibilities and methods for having degrees granted at military intermediate service schools and master's degrees granted at the National War College and the Industrial College of the Armed Forces. Officials testifying included high-ranking…

This ERIC Digest discusses the National History Standards and their implementation in elementary education. The National Standards, along with recent research on history learning, have influenced curriculum guides, textbook revisions, and new instructional materials in various formats. This digest summarizes research on children's ability to learn…

The full National Education Goals Report is a 246-page annual "report card" to the nation designed to focus on measurement: How well are we measuring up against the six national Goals? This 25-page executive summary is a companion document to the full report and attempts to compress its major findings. It is structured into three parts:…

This treatise is a compilation of various educational malpractice cases as well as other references regarding educational malpractice and related malpractice cases from other professions, such as medicine, law and psychiatry, and is intended to serve as a source for understanding the complex and sensitive problems relating to educational…

Orange County (California) students in grades 9 and 10 compete in an annually held series of 10 competitive events measuring academic strengths. These events include tests in grammar and literature, fine arts, mathematics, science, social science, study skills, and a super quiz--a team event held before a large audience. In addition, there are…

An examination of the role of the associate degree in community colleges in the United States is presented in this report, based on a review of the history of the degree; surveys of community colleges, major companies, educators, and professional associations; and the work of the National Task Force on the Redefinition of the Associate Degree.…

To determine the current perception of the teacher education leadership in Texas regarding the importance or value of accreditation by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), a questionnaire was sent to the deans and chairmen of colleges, schools, and departments of education throughout the state. There are 64 colleges…

The problem of grade inflation and explanations for this phenomena are considered. Grade inflation is described as the positive change in grade point average of large numbers of students generally, over an extended period of time. The following array of causes or explanations are discussed: awarding high grades so that a student could go to…

Designed as an aid for faculty and administrators, this paper presents guidelines for reviewing academic programs. After introductory material discusses standards of educational excellence and methods of assessing the quality of academic programs, the next section presents a guide for a systematic program review, setting forth a series of…