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Download full textUS Department of Education, 2010
Secretary of Education, Anne Duncan, has met with thousands of teachers and heard their fears and concerns. Teachers are asking: Are these reforms the Next Big Thing, here today but gone tomorrow? Will they focus on testing in a way that further narrows the curriculum and denies students the great education that we seek to bring? Could we lose our…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation
Direct linkBakker, Steven – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 2012
A particular trait of the educational system under socialist reign was accountability at the input side--appropriate facilities, centrally decided curriculum, approved text-books, and uniformly trained teachers--but no control on the output. It was simply assumed that it met the agreed standards, which was, in turn, proven by the statistics…
Descriptors: Accountability, Social Problems, Ethics, Foreign Students
Peer reviewedWatkins, James W. – NASSP Bulletin, 1983
The advantages and disadvantages of four curriculum monitoring systems are presented. (MD)
Descriptors: Curriculum, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation
Peer reviewedTamir, Pinchas – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1987
Four problems related to how to best use testing and assessment to improve learning are discussed: (1) criterion- versus norm-referenced scores; (2) scaling; (3) communication and reporting of achievement; and (4) external versus school-based assessment. Comparisons of current practices in different countries, described in subsequent articles, are…
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Cultural Differences, Curriculum, Educational Testing
Au, Wayne, Ed. – Rethinking Schools, Ltd, 2009
Since the 1980s, "Rethinking Schools" magazine has been renowned for its commitment to racial equality in education. Now, "Rethinking Multicultural Education: Teaching for Racial and Cultural Justice" has collected the best Rethinking Schools articles that deal with race and culture. "Rethinking Multicultural…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Childrens Literature, Holidays, Race
Swedish Inst., Stockholm. – 1984
In addition to giving pertinent historical background, this document describes the current educational system in Sweden. Specifically described are reform efforts since World War II; responsibilities of the federal, county and municipal governments; features held in common by schools in the municipalities; organization and curriculum of compulsory…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Compulsory Education, Curriculum, Educational Change
Whitcomb, Emeline S. – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1926
Home economics education during the past biennium has made notable progress in a number of directions. These directions include, among others, a clarification of the contributions of home economics to general education, to health education, to child care and welfare, and a reorganization of the curriculum, based on scientific evidence. This latter…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational History, Home Economics Education, Occupational Home Economics
