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National Center for Education Statistics, 2012
A representative sample of 122,000 eighth-graders participated in the 2011 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) science assessment, which is designed to measure students' knowledge and abilities in the areas of physical science, life science, and Earth and space sciences. This report covers the overall results, achievement level…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Comparative Analysis, Economic Status, Educational Assessment
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Hook, William; Bishop, Wayne; Hook, John – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2007
This paper presents a curriculum, textbook and test result analysis for the new (to California) elementary school "Key Standard" mathematics curriculum, transplanted in 1998 from it's foreign roots in Asia and Europe, locations with far different cultural and economic backgrounds. Based on topic analysis methods developed by Michigan…
Descriptors: Mathematics Curriculum, Elementary School Mathematics, Textbooks, Test Results
Smith, Catherine – 1996
Michigan school districts have been developing processes for supporting portfolios of student high school achievement since this was first mandated by law in 1991. The basic portfolio requirements have included transcripts, test scores, evidence of career planning, and anything the student added to show achievement. In the spring of 1995, Michigan…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Employment Potential, Grade 11, High School Students
O'Kelly, Barbara Ann, Ed. – 1992
There was general agreement among the more than 200 people testifying at hearings held by the Michigan Commission on Spanish Speaking Affairs in the summer of 1990 that the quality of life is lower for Hispanic Americans in Michigan than for the population as a whole. Hispanic Americans lag in average educational attainment, high school graduation…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Achievement Tests, Bilingual Education
Kaplan, Carol B. – 1978
Project CDCC (Career Development Centered Curriculum) provides career development instruction to rural, elementary-level students. The objectives are to help students demonstrate increased awareness of life roles, formulate realistic self-concepts, and develop and use decision-making skills. Through a process which included testing and refinement,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Awareness, Career Development, Career Education