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Feuer, Michael J., Ed.; Holland, Paul W., Ed.; Green, Bert F., Ed.; Bertenthal, Meryl W., Ed.; Hemphill, F. Cadelle, Ed. – 1999
A study was conducted of the feasibility of establishing an equivalency scale that would enable commercial state tests to be linked to one another and to the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). In evaluating the feasibility of linkages, the study committee focused on the linkage of various fourth-grade reading tests and the linkage…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Equated Scores
Wray, Harry – 1999
Continuing concern regarding the quality and future of education in both America and Japan prompts many comparisons of their nation's educational systems. Chapter 1, "Japanese Schools' Higher Achievement, Literacy, Efficiency, Discipline, Classroom Management, and Strengths of Civilization," attempts to explain the superior performance…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Discipline Policy