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Direct linkVella, Elizabeth J.; Turesky, Elizabeth F.; Hebert, Jenni – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2016
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to use a heutagogical approach to determine whether students enrolled in blended courses achieve higher grades relative to those enrolled in completely online courses, in addition to identifying demographic predictors of academic success in college courses involving Web-based modes of instruction.…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Grade Point Average, Gender Differences, Blended Learning
Hillman, Susan J.; Bloodsworth, Kylie H.; Tilburg, Charles E.; Zeeman, Stephan I.; List, Henrietta E. – International Journal of Science Education, 2014
This study was launched from a National Science Foundation GK-12 grant in which graduate fellows in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) are placed in classrooms to engage K-12 students in STEM activities. The investigation explored whether the STEM Fellows' presence impacted the K-12 students' stereotypical image of a…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students, Student Attitudes, Graduate Students
Download full textNational Center for Education Statistics, 2011
Guided by a new framework, the NAEP science assessment was updated in 2009 to keep the content current with key developments in science, curriculum standards, assessments, and research. The 2009 framework organizes science content into three broad content areas. Physical science includes concepts related to properties and changes of matter, forms…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Development, Ethnic Groups
National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
Each state and jurisdiction that participated in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2011 reading assessment receives a one-page snapshot report that presents key findings and trends in a condensed format. Overall results, achievement level percentages and average score results, comparison of the average score in 2011 to other…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Comparative Analysis, Economic Status, Educational Assessment
National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
Guided by a new framework, the NAEP science assessment was updated in 2009 to keep the content current with key developments in science, curriculum standards, assessments, and research. The 2009 framework organizes science content into three broad content areas. Physical science includes concepts related to properties and changes of matter, forms…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum Development, Comparative Analysis, Elementary School Science
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
National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
Each state and jurisdiction that participated in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2011 reading assessment receives a one-page snapshot report that presents key findings and trends in a condensed format. Overall results, achievement level percentages and average score results, comparison of the average score in 2011 to other…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Achievement Gap, Comparative Analysis, Economic Status
Whatley Blum, Janet E.; Davee, Anne-Marie; Beaudoin, Christina M.; Jenkins, Paul L.; Kaley, Lori A.; Wigand, Debra A. – Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2008
Objective: To examine change in high school students' beverage consumption patterns pre- and post-intervention of reduced availability of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) and diet soda in school food venues. Design: A prospective, quasi-experimental, nonrandomized study design. Setting: Public high schools. Participants: A convenience sample from…
Descriptors: High School Students, Obesity, Intervention, Questionnaires
National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
Each state and jurisdiction that participated in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2011 reading assessment receives a one-page snapshot report that presents key findings and trends in a condensed format. Overall results, achievement level percentages and average score results, comparison of the average score in 2011 to other…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Achievement Gap, Comparative Analysis, Economic Status
National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
Each state and jurisdiction that participated in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2011 mathematics assessment receives a one-page snapshot report that presents key findings and trends in a condensed format. Overall results, achievement level percentages and average score results, comparison of the average score in 2011 to…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Comparative Analysis, Economic Status, Educational Assessment
National Center for Education Statistics, 2010
Each state and jurisdiction that participated in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2009 reading assessment receives a one-page snapshot report that presents key findings and trends in a condensed format. Overall results, achievement level percentages and average score results, comparison of the average score in 2009 to other…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Achievement Gap, Comparative Analysis, Educational Assessment
Croteau, Karen A.; Richeson, Nancy E.; Farmer, Bonnie C.; Jones, David B. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2007
This study investigated the effect of a 12-week pedometer-based intervention on daily step counts of 147 older adults randomly assigned to an intervention or wait-list control group (M age = 72.9 years, SD = 8.8). The intervention group significantly increased their daily step counts after 12 weeks (M = 639, SD = 2,239) and continued to…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Intervention, Measurement Equipment, Physical Activities
National Center for Education Statistics, 2010
Each state and jurisdiction that participated in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2009 reading assessment receives a one-page snapshot report that presents key findings and trends in a condensed format. Overall results, achievement level percentages and average score results, comparison of the average score in 2009 to other…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Achievement Gap, Comparative Analysis, Educational Assessment
Forster, Greg; Carr, Matthew – Milton & Rose D. Friedman Foundation, 2007
Opponents of school choice argue that private schools are not "accountable" because they are not subject to detailed oversight by a regulatory bureaucracy. They claim private school employees can be expected to engage in abusive and criminal behavior more frequently. School choice supporters respond that parents hold private schools…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Private Schools, School Choice, Accountability
New England Board of Higher Education, Wellesley, MA. – 1979
A regional student enrollment statistical report for the 1977-1978 academic year is provided for Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Areas covered in the report are: the Non-Contract Program; state participation; students attending New England two-year colleges and institutes; students attending New England…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, College Students, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis
