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Bracey, Gerald W. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2002
Criticism of "A Nation at Risk," a report on the deteriorating state of American education published by the National Commission on Excellence in Education 20 years ago. Report stimulated state and federal educational reform efforts in the 1980s and 1990s. (Contains 13 references.) (PKP)
Descriptors: Criticism, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
Bracey, Gerald W. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1998
In "Full House: The Spread of Excellence from Plato to Darwin," Stephen Jay Gould swats at nostalgia over extinction of the .400 batter--due more to game improvements than slumping batters. The better the averages, the harder it is to be a standout. As for grade inflation, today's students are studying harder subjects, and general…
Descriptors: Baseball, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade Inflation
Bracey, Gerald W. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2003
Offers several tips on reading research, focusing on understanding the differences between the use of numbers and percentages. Provides specific examples. (PKP)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Numbers, Percentage
Bracey, Gerald W. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2002
Examines correlation between national test scores in mathematics from the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) and the Current Competitiveness Index (CCI). Finds, for example, that while the United States ranks 29th in TIMSS mathematics, it ranks second in competitiveness on the CCI. Korea ranks 3rd in mathematics, but 27th in…
Descriptors: Creative Thinking, Elementary Secondary Education, Innovation, Scores
Bracey, Gerald W. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2003
Discusses results of International Association for Evaluation of Educational Achievement's recent Progress in Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS), an international comparison of 35 countries wherein American students finished ninth. The web address for the PIRLS reports is www.pirls.org. (PKP)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, International Studies, Reading Achievement
Bracey, Gerald W. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2003
Discusses use and misuse of the graphic representation of statistical data. Provides examples of misleading graphs. (PKP)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Graphs, Postsecondary Education
Bracey, Gerald W. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2003
Discusses results of the World Economic Forum's "Global Competitiveness Report 2001-2002" wherein the U.S. ranked second. Also discusses research on errors in standardized tests and on the relationship between nutrition and cognitive ability during test week. (PKP)
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Competition, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedBracey, Gerald W. – Educational Leadership, 1995
The (media-induced) aura of failure surrounding schools is so pervasive that even friends of education misinterpret data. Four Bracey reports published in "Phi Delta Kappan" amassed substantial positive evidence, but the media choose to accentuate the negative. Given the severe decline in other social institutions, schools are performing…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Failure, Misconceptions
Bracey, Gerald W. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1997
Continues the discussion about the Third International Mathematics and Science Study results. American eighth-grade students are on a par with science students in New Zealand, China, Iceland, and Bulgaria. Meanwhile, one researcher found that all of the top six countries in TIMSS math had centralized curricula. None relies heavily on tests. (MLH)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Mass Media
Bracey, Gerald W. – Electronic Learning, 1989
Provides an overview of recent research on computers in the classroom, highlighting reports from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) and from the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA). Research methodology used in studying computer-assisted instruction is discussed, and drill and practice skills versus higher order thinking…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Conventional Instruction, Drills (Practice), Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedBracey, Gerald W. – Educational Leadership, 1993
Disagrees with Harold Stevenson's article in same "Educational Leadership" issue; Stevenson compares incomparable groups of students and misinterprets data. Although U.S. students rate ability higher than Chinese students, they also appreciate value of effort. Chicago kids are poorer and come from larger families than their Chinese…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Education, Cultural Differences, Data Interpretation
Bracey, Gerald W. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2000
A book examining alleged American/Japanese test score divergences on the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) suffers from "naive anthropology" and "adult- centric" thinking. Thicker U.S. textbooks may be the real problem. School performance is probably not linked to a nation's economic failures or…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Comparative Education, Economic Factors, Elementary Secondary Education
Bracey, Gerald W. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1998
Presents conflicting legislation on calculator usage in California and Virginia, and summarizes research favoring students' use of calculators while taking tests and solving classroom exercises or real-world problems. Another research study shows that stayers in school choice programs are likely to have chosen the school, have friends in the…
Descriptors: Calculators, Charter Schools, Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematics Tests
Bracey, Gerald W. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2002
Advises readers to exercise caution when interpreting the results of so-called"classic studies," such as Hawthorne study; discusses results of study by Jaekyung Lee published in the January/February 2002 issue of "Educational Researcher" that found the achievement gap between white students and black and Hispanic students…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Blacks, Elementary Secondary Education, Hispanic American Students
Bracey, Gerald W. – 2000
This fastback provides information about what tests can and cannot do, how they are constructed, and how they are used and misused. It offers suggestions about how best to interpret test results. The chapters are: (1) "A Test on Testing"; (2) "Basic Considerations"; (3) "Standardized Tests"; (4) "Performance Tests"; (5) "Interpreting Test Scores";…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Standardized Tests, Test Construction
