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Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs (NJ1), 2009
This report presents the findings from the second National Assessment Program--Civics and Citizenship, conducted under the auspices of the national council of education ministers, the Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs (MCEETYA). The National Assessment Program--Civics and Citizenship measures Year 6 and Year…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, National Competency Tests, Educational Testing, National Programs
Ministerial Council for Education, Early Childhood Development and Youth Affairs (NJ1), 2009
The process of collecting student background information from parents using nationally agreed definitions of student background characteristics began in 2005. The original edition of this manual, titled "Data Implementation Manual for Enrolments for the 2005 and 2006 School Years," was prepared to assist schools and systems in modifying…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Enrollment, Student Characteristics, Elementary School Students
Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs (NJ1), 2007
In 2007, the Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs (MCEETYA) conducted an assessment of a sample of Year 6 and Year 10 students across Australia to assess their proficiency in civics and citizenship. The assessment of civics and citizenship is part of a national plan that has been put in place to monitor and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, National Competency Tests, Educational Testing, National Programs
Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs (NJ1), 2007
In 2007, the Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs (MCEETYA) conducted an assessment of a sample of Year 6 and Year 10 students across Australia to assess their proficiency in civics and citizenship. The assessment of civics and citizenship is part of a national plan that has been put in place to monitor and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, National Competency Tests, Educational Testing, National Programs
Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs (NJ1), 2008
In 2008 the Council of Australian Government (COAG), which comprises the Prime Minister, State Premiers and Territory Chief Ministers, agreed to a new reform agenda to ensure that all Australian school students acquire the knowledge and skills to participate effectively in society and employment in a globalised economy. In order to advance its…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Enrollment, Student Characteristics, Elementary School Students
National Endowment for the Humanities (NFAH), Washington, DC. – 1991
Several leaders in education have concluded that the United States should have some form of national achievement testing. Such tests are proposed as part of the "America 2000" education strategy. Believing that the experience of other countries will be useful to educators, policymakers, and concerned citizens, the National Endowment for…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Achievement Tests, Curriculum Development, Educational Policy