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Download full textBraun, Henry; Coley, Richard; Jia, Yue; Trapani, Catherine – Educational Testing Service, 2009
The science achievement of U.S. students has been flat for a decade; in fact, in a recent international assessment, U.S. students ranked lower, on average, than their peers in 16 of 30 developed nations. The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), in addition to serving as the nation's report card, collects information from students,…
Descriptors: Science Achievement, Teacher Characteristics, Educational Strategies, Instructional Effectiveness
Peer reviewedBraun, Henry; Qian, Jiahe – ETS Research Report Series, 2008
This report describes the derivation and evaluation of a method for comparing the performance standards for public school students set by different states. It is based on an approach proposed by McLaughlin and associates, which constituted an innovative attempt to resolve the confusion and concern that occurs when very different proportions of…
Descriptors: State Standards, Comparative Analysis, Public Schools, National Competency Tests
