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Smith, Stuart E.; Walker, William J. – 1985
This study compared male and female enrollment and achievement in high school physics courses. The expectations were that enrollment of females would be higher than the 35 percent reported in a 1969 study and that the achievement of the sexes would be equal. The findings indicated that the percentages of females were very similar to those in the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Enrollment, Females, High Schools
Download full textO'Sullivan, Christine Y.; Jerry, Laura; Ballator, Nada; Herr, Fiona – 1997
In 1990, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) included a Trial State Assessment (TSA); for the first time in the NAEP's history, voluntary state-by-state assessments were made. The sample was designed to represent the 8th grade public school population in a state or territory. In 1996, 44 states, the District of Columbia, Guam,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Educational Change, Grade 8
