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Dearman, Nancy B.; Plisko, Valena White – American Education, 1981
Looks at four sources for measuring national student performance: (1) the National Assessment of Educational Progress study of basic skills; (2) competency testing in reading, writing, and arithmetic; (3) college entrance examination scores; and (4) rates of educational attainment by sex, race, ability level, and socioeconomic status. (SK)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, College Bound Students, College Entrance Examinations
Download full textAspen Systems Corp., Rockville, MD. – 1991
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is a congressionally mandated statistical survey of educational achievement of U.S. students in a variety of curriculum areas and of changes in that achievement over time. The National Assessment Governing Board (NAGB) established new standards for reporting the results that resulted in three…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Achievement Rating, Grade 8, Group Testing
