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Houston, Paul D.; Schneider, Joe – Phi Delta Kappan, 1994
Criticizes the William Bennett/Emily Feistritzer "Report Card on American Education 1993" for misrepresenting the "crisis" condition of U.S. education. State rankings of SAT scores flatten data and exaggerate differences. Bennett also ignores influence of limited English proficiency, poverty, and percentage of test-takers on…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Testing, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
Direct linkRekalidou, Galini; Pliogou, Vassiliki – Education 3-13, 2006
The aim of this research is to examine how social learning is connected to the acquisition of knowledge and abilities. One hundred and nineteen "A" grade students (60 boys and 59 girls) attending public primary school participated. The collection of data was carried out according to: (1) the "Athina" Test (AT) and (2) teachers'…
Descriptors: Socialization, Foreign Countries, Academic Achievement, Elementary School Students
Mentoring and Standardized Achievement of African American Males in the Elementary and Middle Grades
Anderson, Kenneth A. – Middle Grades Research Journal, 2007
This study examined the effects of mentoring on standardized achievement for African American males in the elementary and middle grades. Mentoring has been deemed effective regarding social development and various academic indicators, but scant empirical data is available regarding the effects of mentoring on standardized testing. Thus,…
Descriptors: Mentors, Test Results, Standardized Tests, Academic Achievement
Peer reviewedDundas-Grant, Valerie – Comparative Education, 1975
In the face of the deliberations that have been taking place in England for several years now about the merging of two '16+' examinations, the CSE and GCE Ordinary level, author investigated the French system and the examination, the BEPC, taken at 'intermediate' level by 'average' and 'above average' students. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Education, Comparative Testing, Curriculum Design
Peer reviewedDence, Joseph B. – Journal of Chemical Education, 1972
It is suggested that competitive examinations in chemistry should be produced which will be given annually over the nation at the advanced undergraduate level. (DF)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Chemistry
Wright, John C. – Measurement and Evaluation in Guidance, 1976
This study considered the relationship of the AACH Scale of the Strong Vocational Interest Blank (SVIB) to the attrition of a sample of college students from one institution. Results indicate that AACH scores accumulated over a five year period did not differentiate between college students who later graduated and those who did not. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Advising, College Students, Comparative Testing
Carapella, Ruth; Loveridge, Robert L. – 1978
The Kindergarten Extended Day (KED) Program provided supplementary instruction for kindergarten pupils tested with the Cooperative Preschool Inventory (CPI) and identified as having educational deficiencies. Pupils in the Elementary Secondary Education Act Title I program attended school for a full day. Academic achievement of pupils relative to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Testing, Educationally Disadvantaged, Kindergarten
Peer reviewedRohm, Rosalie A.; And Others – Journal of Educational Research, 1986
The five studies reported on in this article investigated the effects of testing schemes on end-of-course achievement. Variables were frequency of testing, repeated or non-repeated tests, and single-unit or cumulative tests. Results are discussed. (Author/MT)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Testing, Educational Testing, Higher Education
Peer reviewedThompson, Pamela L.; Brassard, Marla R. – Journal of School Psychology, 1984
Investigated the external validity of the Woodcock-Johnson Tests of Cognitive Ability (WJTCA) in learning disabled (LD) elementary school children (N=60). Results suggested that the WJTCA's achievement emphasis jeopardizes its validity for assessing and classifying LD students within the currently accepted and mandated ability-achievement…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Ability, Comparative Testing, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedBaker, David P.; Smith, Thomas – Teachers College Record, 1997
Presents data on trends in mathematics and science achievement among U.S. students according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress and various international studies. (SM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Testing, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedHendel, Darwin D. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1991
Correlations among measures of college outcomes were examined using 118 college students. Instruments studied were the College Outcome Measures Program; the Educational Testing Service Academic Profile; the Defining Issues Test; and the author-developed Sophomore Assessment Project Questionnaire. Commonly used measures tap similar outcome…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Comparative Testing, Higher Education
Johnson, Charles Eugene – 1965
To determine the success of transfers at the University of Missouri, four comparisons were made: (1) junior college transfers with native students, (2) 4-year college transfers with natives, (3) junior college transfers with 4-year college transfers, and (4) Missouri junior college transfers with students from out of state. Cumulative and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, College Transfer Students, Comparative Testing
Download full textJung, Steven M. – 1971
The symposium to which the present paper is an introduction presents results from a 1970 survey in which over 12,000 high school juniors were tested using selected portions of the 1960 Project TALENT battery. This paper discusses the methodology of the 1970 survey. It also presents statistics which summarize the performance of the current eleventh…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Testing, Educational Change, Educational Improvement
Peer reviewedYoung, Darrell D. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1971
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Science, Comparative Testing, Group Discussion
Kotey, Bernice; Anderson, Phil – Education & Training, 2006
Purpose: The purpose of the paper is to compare the performance of distance-learning students in a Small Business Management (SBM) course with that of internal (on-campus) students, and to examine students' demographics and information processing systems for their moderating effects on performance of each student group.…
Descriptors: Work Experience, Information Processing, Distance Education, Maturity (Individuals)
