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Download full textNational Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2020
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), first administered in 1969, is the largest nationally representative and continuing assessment of what the nation's students know and can do in various subjects such as civics, geography, mathematics, reading, science, U.S. history, and writing. The results of NAEP are released as The…
Descriptors: National Competency Tests, Computer Assisted Testing, Grade 4, Grade 8
Direct linkLeyva, Luis A. – Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 2017
Gender research in mathematics education has experienced methodological and theoretical shifts over the past 45 years. Although achievement studies have used assessment tools to explore and subsequently challenge the assumption of male superiority on mathematics assessments, research on participation has unpacked these studies' sex-based…
Descriptors: Gender Issues, Masculinity, Misconceptions, Mathematics Education
Hand, Victoria; Kirtley, Karmen; Matassa, Michael – Mathematics Teacher, 2015
Shrinking the achievement gap in mathematics is a tall order. One way to approach this challenge is to think about how the achievement gap manifests itself in the classroom and take concrete action. For example, opportunities to participate in activities that involve mathematical reasoning and argumentation in a safe and supportive manner are…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Mathematics Activities, Mathematics Achievement, Student Participation
Arthur, Courtney; Badertscher, Eden; Goldenberg, Paul; Moeller, Babette; McLeod, Matt; Nikula, Johannah; Reed, Kristen – Education Development Center, Inc., 2017
This collection of six essays shares insights and strategies from the Education Development Center's (EDC) work to close opportunity gaps in mathematics education and support teachers in improving instruction. This report includes the following essays: (1) Adam's World: Reflections on the Achievement Gap; (2) Five Key Characteristics of Effective…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Achievement, Educational Improvement, Achievement Gap
Pine, Nancy – Palgrave Macmillan, 2012
In her groundbreaking book, Educating Young Giants, Nancy Pine reveals how reliance on antiquated teaching methods and ineffectual reform efforts has left youth in the United States and China ill-equipped for the demands of modern technology and the global economy. Transporting us into Chinese elementary and high school classrooms, Pine, a U.S.…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods
Terry, Liz; Rosin, Matthew – EdSource, 2011
Ensuring that students have a strong foundation in mathematics by the end of 7th grade is essential if they are to move successfully into an advanced math curriculum that begins with algebra. But student achievement at the end of 7th grade varies widely in California--and this has consequences. Some 7th graders are taking a full Algebra I course;…
Descriptors: College Preparation, College Bound Students, College Readiness, Secondary School Mathematics
Smith, Diana L., Ed. – West Virginia Department of Education, 2009
The goal of the "Closing the Achievement Gap for 21st Century Learners in West Virginia (CAG)" report, 3rd edition, is to update West Virginia educators to the status and improvement of student achievement in West Virginia which may then be utilized as a basis for determining future educational decisions. In order to enhance the quality…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Performance Factors, Achievement Gap, Program Evaluation
Karoly, Lynn A. – RAND Corporation, 2009
Facing mounting evidence that California has fallen behind on many key indicators of educational performance, policymakers and the public share considerable interest in exploring whether California should expand public funding for preschool education. This expanded funding will be most effective if resources can be directed to their most efficient…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Preschool Education, Educational Objectives, Academic Achievement
