This interactive electronic report provides an overview of an innovative new instrument developed by researchers at the Consortium for Policy Research in Education (CPRE) to authentically measure teachers' formative assessment practices in mathematics. The Teacher Analysis of Student Knowledge, or TASK, instrument assesses mathematics teachers'…

The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) documents dimensions of quality in undergraduate education and provides information and assistance to colleges, universities, and other organizations to improve student learning. Its primary activity is annually surveying college students to assess the extent to which they engage in educational…

Field trials were conducted to test rating methods and the impact of feedback about consequences for the 1998 achievement levels-setting (ALS) process for the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). The field trials provided the opportunity to try out different methods similar to those used successfully by others, as well as to try out…

The documents enclosed in this report provide a comprehensive and systematic review of the progress made in developing a network organization capable of supporting nanoscience education for the public on a national scale. There is a logic to the studies that were done and to the reports that are included in this notebook. The following are the…

Tabular data, computer printouts, survey forms, and field notes are included in these appendices to an independent evaluation of the Basic Skills Learning Centers (BSLC) Projects implemented by Southwest Educational Development Laboratory (SEDL) and Southwest Regional Laboratory (SWRL). The wide range of supporting data focus on project…

The New Standards Project (NSP) is an effort to create a state- and district-based assessment and professional development system to serve as a catalyst for major educational reform. As part of a professional development strategy tied to assessment, 114 teachers, curriculum supervisors, and assessment directors, representing 23 states and…

Expanding and rethinking the nature of secondary education in Sub-Saharan African countries, traditionally reserved for elites and few others, are becoming crucial to successful individual and national participation in the global economy. As governments and donors turn their attention increasingly to secondary education, policies are being…

This document discusses findings from a 2001 telephone survey of 8,613 students from the 1996 class of four British Columbia Universities. Only students who had entered a British Columbia University directly from a British Columbia secondary school or transfer students from a British Columbia college were used in the analysis of data. Fifty-three…

This document discusses findings from the Paths on Life's Way project which began in 1989 with a sample of the British Columbia high school graduating class of 1988. By 1998, 1,055 individuals from all parts of the province remained in the study. Analyses of participation patterns indicated that only a few students had not attended some type of…

Higher education programs and how they can best serve the increasing need for educational practitioners are discussed. Graduate programs in postsecondary education are examined as well as market demands, specific educational needs, and master's programs in higher education. (SF)

Three articles explore career opportunities and patterns in higher education for African Americans and other minorities. Articles cover African American research centers, African Americans in senior administrative positions, and tenure. Data on black and Hispanic faculty at doctoral institutions in 1997, noting ethnic distribution and tenure…

Selected findings are presented of a study designed to identify the personal characteristics, educational background, work experience, and career patterns of the faculty of doctoral programs in the study of higher education. Attention is also directed to their perceptions of various elements relevant to the study of higher education, including the…