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Research: Finland Update
Bracey, Gerald W. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2005
Recalling a study about public attitudes toward schools in various countries, the author of this article asked Jouni Valijarvi of the University of Juvaskyla how Finns perceived their schools and whether PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) results had any impact on their perceptions. Valijarvi was the senior author of The Finnish…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Attitudes, Dropout Rate, Academic Achievement
Worst Possible Spin Syndrome (Continued).
Bracey, Gerald W. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1997
When critiquing a 1992 IEA study of reading in 31 nations, Herbert Walberg unfairly panned U.S. reading instruction, considering that American 9-year-olds finished second and 14-year-olds tied for eighth place. Apparently, "progress" was down for high-scoring countries. Two UCLA researchers discovered that the Los Angeles student…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Dropout Rate, Elementary Secondary Education, Reading Achievement
Raising Achievement of At-Risk Students--or Not.
Bracey, Gerald W. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2002
Discusses apparent contradicting conclusions of two studies on the impact of policies aimed at raising the achievement of at-risk students. One study analyzed the impact of state minimum competency testing; the other analyzed students' reactions to the threat of grade retention if certain levels on the Iowa Test of Basic Skills were not achieved.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, At Risk Persons, Dropout Rate, Educational Policy
Why Can't They Be Like We Were?
Bracey, Gerald W. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1991
Examines dropout rates, standardized test scores, commission reports, university enrollments, per pupil expenditures, special education costs, employment trends, and other indicators to show that U.S. education is not in the sorry condition its critics claim. Rereading "A Nation at Risk" (1983) discloses a xenophobic screed having little…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Dropout Rate, Economic Change, Educational Change
Many Visions, Many Aims, One Test.
Bracey, Gerald W. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1997
According to newly released Third International Mathematics and Science Study data, American children may score low on international comparisons because teachers are trying to teach them too many topics. Surprisingly, Florida's minimum competency testing program has not increased low-achievers' dropout rate. A recent "American…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Comparative Education, Dropout Rate, Education Work Relationship
What Assessment and Research Say about the Condition of Education.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Bracey, Gerald W. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1992
Reviewing evidence from high school completion and dropout rates, college attendance, test scores, and international comparisons leads to the conclusion that U.S. schools do a pretty good job of teaching students who are ready to learn. Given what schools have to contend with, their performance is indeed impressive. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Bound Students, Demography, Dropout Rate
Setting the Record Straight: Responses to Misconceptions about Public Education in the United States.
Bracey, Gerald W. – 1997
Educators must open their eyes to the intensity of the anti-public-school efforts by many politicians and business leaders. This book provides a defense against those who innocently attack schools with misinformation and those who disingenuously attack schools with disinformation. A total of 18 chapters address 18 criticisms most commonly leveled…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Charter Schools, Dropout Rate