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Direct linkFarenga, Stephen; Ness, Daniel; Johnson, Dale D.; Johnson, Bonnie – Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2010
This book calls attention to the policies and practices that discriminate against the silent majority of students in the American educational system. Arguments presented emphasize the collateral damage caused to average students by legislative mandates, administrative policies, teaching practices, parenting beliefs, and adherence to strict…
Descriptors: Intelligence, Academic Achievement, Administrative Policy, Teaching Methods
Peer reviewedFulcher, Glenn; Bamford, Ron – System, 1996
Examines standards in language testing, in the context of the legal framework of the United States and the United Kingdom. The article argues that research into test reliability and validity by testing bodies in the United States has a legal basis and examines areas in which examination boards offering English as a foreign language tests in…
Descriptors: Context Effect, Court Litigation, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Riley, Richard W. – Teaching Pre K-8, 1997
Describes findings of the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), on which eighth-grade U.S. scores were above average in science and below average in mathematics. Concludes that teachers are vital to raising standards by analyzing teaching practices, reforming professional development programs, implementating new teaching…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Benchmarking, Competence, Educational Improvement
