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Direct linkNel, C.; Kistner, L. – South African Journal of Higher Education, 2009
In the light of the uncertainty surrounding the new National Senior Certificate that was written in South African schools for the first time in 2008, this article aims to examine the new Grade 12 National Senior Certificate results quantitatively in the context of the Grade 11 application score for entry into higher education and the Grade 12…
Descriptors: Grade Inflation, Grade 12, Grade 11, Academic Ability
Download full textAnderson, Lee; And Others – 1990
This report summarizes findings from two national surveys of U.S. civics achievement conducted by the National Assessment of Educational Progress. Part 1 reports on a trend assessment of approximately 56,000 students at ages 13 and 17, carried out during the 1975-76, 1981-82, and 1987-88 school years. Chapter 1 summarizes national trends, trends…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Rating, Civics, Comparative Analysis
Hammack, David C.; And Others – 1990
Each of the three parts of this report provides a somewhat different perspective on U.S. students' knowledge and understanding of U.S. history. Part 1 summarizes the assessment performance of approximatley 16,0000 fourth-, eighth-, and twelfth-grade students based on the National Assessment of Educational Progress U.S. history proficiency scale.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Rating, Comparative Analysis, Comprehension
Steagall, Paul Henry, Jr. – 1968
The purposes of the study were to determine whether the achievement of students enrolled in the stenographic block-of-time program is greater than that of students enrolled in the conventional stenographic program and to determine the values of the block program in secondary business and office education. The stenographic skills test and the…
Descriptors: Achievement Rating, Business Education, Business Education Teachers, Comparative Analysis
Bauer, Barry Ralph – 1977
An evaluation study was done (1) to compare the performance of adult high school diploma students and traditional students in three basic areas of skill development (vocabulary, language arts, and reading comprehension) and (2) to test the association between selected demographic variables and performance in these three basic skill areas. The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Rating, Achievement Tests, Adult Students
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Office of Program Evaluation and Research. – 1977
All second- and third-grade students in California public schools were tested in reading achievement, and all sixth and twelfth grade students were tested in reading, written expression, spelling, and mathematics. Second- and third-grade achievement gains were reported on the California Reading Assessment Program Reading Test over an eleven-year…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Rating, Achievement Tests, Comparative Analysis
