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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
Stanley, Jeanie R.; Blair, Diane D. – 1989
A brief questionnaire was mailed to all legislators in Arkansas (n=135, with 75 responding) and Texas (n=181 with 67 responding) concerning possible gender differences in legislative effectiveness. Personal interviews were also conducted with all female legislators from both states and an equal number of randomly selected male legislators (20 in…
Descriptors: Achievement, Achievement Rating, Competence, Job Performance
McDonald, Robert B.; Bethel, Lowell J. – 1994
The purpose of this investigation was to compare the knowledge regarding marine organisms and their feeding relationships of fourth grade residents of one coastal and one inland community in south Texas and to generate grounded theory concerning the participants' construction of such knowledge. Four male and four female students were randomly…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Elementary School Students, Geographic Regions, Grade 4
Mexican American Students' Perception of Discursive Practices in Mathematics and Science Classrooms.
Telese, James A.; Ramirez, Reynaldo, Jr. – 2001
A study examined English-dominant and Spanish-dominant students' perceptions of opportunities to communicate in science and mathematics classrooms. A survey was administered to 207 Mexican American secondary students who attended a summer enrichment program in mathematics and science at a university on the Texas-Mexico border. The students were…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Enrichment Activities, Females
