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The Gallup Poll of Teachers' Attitudes Toward the Public Schools, Part 2.
Gallup, Alec – Phi Delta Kappan, 1985
Presents a summary of findings from the spring 1984 Gallup Poll of Teacher's Attitudes. (MD)
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, National Surveys, Questionnaires
Voices from the Attic: Canadian Public Opinion on Education.
MacLeod, G. E. Malcolm – Phi Delta Kappan, 1985
Reports results from the 1984 Canadian Education Association poll of public opinion of education. This is the first Canadian survey of its kind. (MD)
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, National Surveys
Mathematics Achievement in U.S. Schools: Preliminary Findings from the Second IEA Mathematics Study.
Travers, Kenneth J.; McKnight, Curtis C. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1985
The Second International Mathematics Study conducted by the International Association for the Evalaution of Educational Achievement examined mathematics teaching and its outcomes at the 8th- and 12th-grade levels in the United States and 21 other countries. This article reports on preliminary U.S. findings and their implications. (PGD)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Curriculum, Mathematics Education
International Comparisons of Cognitive Achievement.
Coleman, James S. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1985
Data gathered by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) can be used to analyze the relative effects of educational systems in different countries. A simplified example of such analysis utilizes variations among countries, among age cohorts within countries, and between subject matter competencies within…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education, Educational Assessment, Educational Development