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Anderson, Kevin J. B. – Science Education, 2012
Assuming that quality science education plays a role in economic growth within a country, it becomes important to understand how education policy might influence science education teaching and learning. This integrative research review draws on Cooper's methodology (Cooper, 1982; Cooper & Hedges, 2009) to synthesize empirical findings on the…
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Programs
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Snyder, Thomas D.; Dillow, Sally A. – National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
The 2010 edition of the "Digest of Education Statistics" is the 46th in a series of publications initiated in 1962. The "Digest" has been issued annually except for combined editions for the years 1977-78, 1983-84, and 1985-86. Its primary purpose is to provide a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Postsecondary Education, Federal Programs, Outcomes of Education
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Black, P.; Wiliam, D. – Measurement: Interdisciplinary Research and Perspectives, 2007
In recent years, a number of analyses assessments used in different countries have appeared. Analyses emerging from international comparisons such as Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) and Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) have focused on what might be termed "cross-sectional" comparisons;…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Measurement, Comparative Education, Elementary Secondary Education