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Download full textNational Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington, DC. – 1999
This report presents highlights from the 1998 NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progress) reading assessment of 4th-, 8th-, and 12th-grade students for the nation and for participating states or jurisdictions. Results in 1998 are compared to those in 1994 and 1992. The report provides results for subgroups of students defined by various…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 12, Grade 4
Hagen, Randi; Olofson, Sharon – 1983
This report contains the 1982-83 results of the annual administration of the California Assessment Program's Survey of Basic Skills to 3rd, 6th, and 12th grade students in the Mount Diablo School District. The survey measures the reading, written language, and mathematics skill attainment of schools and districts, but not of individual students.…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 12, Grade 3
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1984
As a baseline measurement of what is being learned about computers in California, a study, originally reported in "Student Achievement in California Schools: 1982-83 Annual Report," investigated the knowledge, attitudes, and experiences of a representative sample of 6th and 12th graders. The survey was developed by experts on computer…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Oriented Programs
Cohen, Paul – 1988
School districts in New Jersey were required to report to the State Department of Education data pertaining to the impact of the state's high school graduation law (Chapter 241, Public Law 1979) on the 1987-88 graduating class. Data were collected through a form completed by all public school districts issuing diplomas. Of the 77,680 students in…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Basic Skills, Grade 12, Graduation Requirements
Frankel, Martin R.; And Others – 1981
The 1980 National Center for Education Statistics' National Longitudinal Survey, "High School and Beyond," was intended to be a general, multi-purpose study, serving a number of diverse needs. The present study sought to increase the data's usefulness, accuracy, and scope. While allowing for analyses of schools and students on a national…
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Grade 10, Grade 12, High School Students
Johnston, Lloyd D.; O'Malley, Patrick M.; Bachman, Jerald G. – 1997
To better understand the risk for U.S. youth substance abuse, the results of all the follow-up surveys of the graduating high school classes of 1976 through 1994--taken from the Monitoring the Future study of young adults, ages 19-32 years old--is presented here. The report serves a social monitoring function, in which levels and trends in certain…
Descriptors: College Students, Drug Use, Grade 12, High School Students
National Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington, DC. – 1996
This brief presents national statistics to determine reasons for school personnel contacting parents of 12th-grade students. Data are from the National Education Longitudinal Study (NELS) of 1988, conducted by the United States Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. Parents of 12th-grade students reported they were more…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Educationally Disadvantaged, Grade 12
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Student Evaluation Branch. – 1998
This annual report combines the November, January, April, June, and August provincial results in diploma examination courses in the Alberta (Canada) schools. The graphs, tables, and text describe student performance for the entire school year. The report is designed to assist school personnel in identifying patterns of students' achievement in the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Foreign Countries, Grade 12
Search Inst., Minneapolis, MN. – 1991
This report presents results of a study of alcohol and other drug use by Wisconsin students which was conducted in the spring of 1991. A total of 5,834 students were surveyed. Students were from grades 6, 8, 10, and 12, as well as from various community sizes and racial/ethnic groups. In addition to reporting results of the 1991 survey this report…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Drug Abuse, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education
National Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington, DC. – 1982
The High School and Beyond 1980 Senior Cohort First Follow-Up (1982) Data File is presented. The First Follow-Up Senior Cohort data tape consists of four related data files: (1) the student data file (including data availability flags, weights, questionnaire data, and composite variables); (2) Statistical Analysis System (SAS) control cards for…
Descriptors: Cohort Analysis, Databases, Followup Studies, Grade 12
National Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington, DC. – 2002
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2001 geography results show student improvement since 1994 at grades 4 and 8. The average score of twelfth-grade students, however, has not changed significantly when compared to 1994 results. This colorfully illustrated and easy-to-read report, which highlights findings of "The Nation's…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Geography
O'Neil, Harold F., Jr.; And Others – 1992
The Cognitive Science Laboratory of the University of Southern California has conducted a series of studies on the experimental effects of motivation on a low-stakes (to the student) standardized test. This report summarizes these studies and their results. The test in question is the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). A series of…
Descriptors: Achievement, Experiments, Grade 12, Grade 8
Hambleton, Ronald K.; Bourque, Mary Lyn – 1991
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is a congressionally mandated survey of educational achievement of American students in a variety of curriculum areas and of changes in that achievement over time. The National Assessment Governing Board (NAGB) has established new standards for reporting the results that determined three…
Descriptors: Achievement Rating, Construct Validity, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 12
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Student Evaluation and Records Branch. – 1989
Results of the Diploma Examinations Program conducted by Alberta Education during June 1989 are provided. This report is designed to assist policymakers and educators in reviewing the effectiveness of their programs and in reinforcing instructional successes previously achieved. The grade 12 program is intended to develop and maintain excellence…
Descriptors: English, Foreign Countries, Grade 12, Graduation Requirements
Accelerating Academic Achievement. America's Challenge. A Summary of Findings from 20 Years of NAEP.
Mullis, Ina V. S.; And Others – 1990
Data from 20 years (1970-90) of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) are summarized. The NAEP represents the nation's only ongoing assessment of the academic achievement of American students. Its assessments of educational achievement of students in grades 4, 8, and 12 are presented as "The Nation's Report Card".…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Competence, Educational Assessment, Educational Change
