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Download full textEducation Commission of the States, 2018
Business leaders in Alaska cannot find the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) talent they need to stay competitive. Students' lagging performance in K-12 is a critical reason why. The good news is that the nation's most effective STEM education programs can help turn the tide. Alaska students have made little progress in math…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Demand Occupations, Mathematics Achievement
Center on Education Policy, 2010
This paper profiles Alaska's test score trends through 2008-09. Between 2005 and 2009, the percentages of students reaching the proficient level on the state test and the basic level on NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progress) increased in grades 4 and 8 in math and grade 8 in reading. In grade 4 reading, the percentage reaching the…
Descriptors: State Standards, Academic Achievement, Scores, Grade 4
Peer reviewedNelson, Steven; Greenough, Richard; Sage, Nicole – Regional Educational Laboratory Northwest, 2009
Focusing on student proficiency in reading and math from 2003-04 to 2006-07, this report compares gaps in performance on state achievement tests between grade 8 American Indian and Alaska Native students and all other grade 8 students in 26 states serving large populations of American Indian and Alaska Native students. In response to a request by…
Descriptors: American Indians, Alaska Natives, Students, Grade 8
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
Grigg, W.; Moran, R.; Kuang, M. – National Center for Education Statistics, 2010
The National Indian Education Study (NIES) is administered as part of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), which was expanded to allow more in-depth reporting on the achievement and experiences of American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) students. It fulfills a mandate of Executive Order 13336 issued in 2004 calling for closer…
Descriptors: American Indians, Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, National Competency Tests
Center on Education Policy, 2010
Alaska showed improvement in reading and math in grade 8 at the proficient level for almost all racial/ethnic subgroups, low income students, and boys and girls (subgroup trends were not available at the basic or advanced levels). Most student subgroups had upward trends in percentages proficient, with a few exceptions. Gains in math tended to be…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Achievement Gains, Reading Achievement, Mathematics Achievement
Rampey, B.D.; Lutkus, Anthony D.; Weiner, Arlene W.; Rahman, Taslima – National Center for Education Statistics, 2006
The National Indian Education Study is a two-part study designed to describe the condition of education for American Indian/Alaska Native students in the United States. The study was conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics for the U.S. Department of Education, with the support of the Office of Indian Education. This report, Part…
Descriptors: Grade 4, National Competency Tests, Educational Indicators, Alaska Natives
Harvey, Karen Kay – New Mexico Public Education Department, 2006
This report includes information from the National Indian Education Study of American Indian/Alaska Native students in grades 4 and 8 on the 2005 National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) in reading and mathematics. The national sample includes both public and private schools (i.e. Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of Defense Education…
Descriptors: American Indians, Alaska Natives, Grade 8, Grade 4
Center on Education Policy, 2009
This year the Center on Education Policy (CEP) analyzed data on the achievement of different groups of students in two distinct ways. First, it looked at grade 4 test results to determine whether the performance of various groups improved at three achievement levels--basic and above, proficient and above, and advanced. Second, it looked at gaps…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Low Income, American Indians, African American Students
1985
Nearly 15,000 students were administered the Alaska Statewide Assessment Test--virtually all fourth and eighth grade students. Preliminary results indicated that eighth graders made substantial improvements in both reading and mathematics performance. Fourth grade scores were basically unchanged since 1983. There was also little change between…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, Educational Assessment
Reese, Clyde M.; Jerry, Laura; Ballator, Nada – 1997
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is the only nationally representative and continuing assessment of what students in the United States know and can do in various academic subjects. The 1996 NAEP in mathematics assessed the current level of mathematical achievement as a mechanism for informing education reform. In 1996, 44…
Descriptors: Algebra, Elementary Education, Functions (Mathematics), Geometry
Alaska State Dept. of Education, Juneau. Office of Evaluation, Assessment and Research. – 1986
In 1985, reading and mathematics achievement tests were administered to nearly 15,000 fourth and eighth graders in Alaska. Educators comprising the Interpretive Panel developed a minimum and a desired level of performance. Scores below the minimum indicated a weakness; scores above it, a strength, and scores between, satisfactory achievement. The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, Cutting Scores
