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Download full textJerry, Laura J.; Ballator, Nada – 1999
In 1998 for the first time, the NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progress) administered a writing assessment at the state level. This report describes the writing achievement of Washington eighth-grade students and compares their overall performance to students in the West region of the United States and the nation (using data from the…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Grade 8, Junior High Schools, National Competency Tests
Sullivan, Lisa M.; Bueler, Sandra M. – 1988
Designed to help teachers plan activities for National Women's History Week, this eighth grade curriculum guide on U.S. women in history contains classroom activities, daily announcement suggestions, information about how to conduct an oral history project, short biographies of notable women, and suggested community and school activities. The…
Descriptors: Biographies, Citations (References), Class Activities, Community Involvement
O'Sullivan, Christine Y.; Jerry, Laura; Ballator, Nada; Herr, Fiona – 1997
In 1990, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) included a Trial State Assessment (TSA); for the first time in the NAEP's history, voluntary state-by-state assessments were made. The sample was designed to represent the 8th grade public school population in a state or territory. In 1996, 44 states, the District of Columbia, Guam,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Educational Change, Grade 8
