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National Center for Education Statistics, 2013
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) initiated this special study in an effort to link the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) scale to the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) scale so that states could compare the performance of their students with that of students in other countries. The…
Descriptors: National Competency Tests, Grade 8, Mathematics Tests, Science Tests
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Zhu, Yan; Leung, Frederick K. S. – Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 2011
One of the main features of globalization is the increasing mobility of population. As an immigrant society, Hong Kong has witnessed waves of Mainland Chinese arrivals and assimilation into her mainstream, particularly around the change of sovereignty period. School-aged children constitute a substantial fraction of the new population. Given their…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Foreign Countries, Immigrants, Achievement Gap
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Shafqat, Hussain; Muhammad, Sarwar; Imran, Yousaf; Naemullah; Inamullah – Educational Research and Reviews, 2010
The objective of the study was to experience the effectiveness of super-learning technique of teaching at elementary level. The study was conducted with 8th grade students at a public sector school. Pre-test and post-test control group designs were used. Experimental and control groups were formed randomly, the experimental group (N = 62),…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Achievement Tests, Instructional Materials