New Mexico school districts participated in the 1980-81 Statewide Testing Program at grades 5, 8, and 11, to measure achievement in basic skills using the Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills. Longitudinal comparisons by years (1979, 1980, and 1981) and grade level, and item analyses assessing students' performance in meeting instructional…

Results of the Annual Salary Questionnaire for Medical School Faculties are presented for fiscal year 1969-70, based on returns from 90 medical schools. Salaries on 4,153 basic scientists and 11,755 clinical faculty are reported. Figures on strict full-time faculty are reasonably complete and are reliable, but they do not reflect the cost of the…

The document presents descriptive statistical results from a national survey which examines values and lifestyles of high school seniors. The volume, fourth in a series, presents data from 1978; other volumes report results from 1975, 1976, and 1977. The report is presented in three sections. The introduction describes the study, the sample, and…

Results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress are examined in the context of male and female differences. Considered are the first four years, beginning in 1969 and ending in 1973. Data were gathered in the learning areas of science, citizenship and writing the first year; reading and literature the second year; social studies and…

Tabular data presented in this report comprise: total and black population of the U.S. for every census period from 1790 to 1970, the 50 cities with the largest black population for 1970, an index of residential segregation for 1960, selected views of age and sex, life and death, the educational profile of white and black in 1970, family income…

A comparison of costs for computer-based searching of Psychological Abstracts and Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) systems by the New York State Library at Albany was produced by combining data available from search request forms and from bills from the contract subscription service, the State University of New…

This report reviews 5 years of work involving the Parent Empowerment Project (PEP) and also examines the results of a study that was undertaken to plot the changes in school performance of at-risk children and youth that have occurred since their parents became involved with PEP. It includes: (1) a summary of the demographics and characteristics…

The Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) developed and administered tests and questionnaires in three student populations to document the quality of mathematics and science education in 45 participating countries. Study design, instrument development, and research procedures were achieved through a complex collaborative…

The College Science and Technology Entry Program (CSTEP) at Queensborough Community College (QCC) in Bayside, New York, is designed to recruit and assist minority and disadvantaged students and to encourage their enrollment in science, technology, and allied health programs. The program offers academic support services and career information to…

In the spring of 1990, over 9,000 4th-, 8th- and 12th-grade students (only 6 percent of all students in Massachusetts) were assessed using open-ended mathematical, scientific, social studies, and reading concepts. Beginning with the Massachusetts Educational Assessment Program for 1992, open-ended questions will be administered to all students and…

The National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS:88) is designed to monitor the transition of a national sample of young adults as they progress from junior to senior high school and then to postsecondary education or the world of work. An in-depth description is provided of the rationale, development, and psychometric properties of the…

This study analyzed existing Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores and selected student background variables to answer the following seven questions about students planning to major in the humanitiess and related social sciences: (1) Have SAT and GRE scores for these students declined? (2) In what ways have…

The 1966-67 faculty salary study charts and tables based on salary data reported by 64 schools are presented. Data are reported separately for the major clinical departments, and in combined form for the basic science departments. Separate salary distributions are also provided for "strict" full-time salaries and "geographic"…

The tables present faculty salary data in academic year 1967-68, including for the first time an approximation of the total annual income of geographic full-time faculty. The report is based on the salary information reported by 61 U.S. medical schools, of which 51 reported salaries for strict full-time faculty, 27 reported the base salaries paid…

Data are presented in tabular form on faculty salaries for the 1968-69 academic year, derived from salary information report by 89 U.S. medical schools. A series of 3 tables is provided for each major clinical department and for the combined basic science departments, presenting the frequency distributions of strict full-time salary, geographic…