ERIC Number: ED288723
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1987-Nov
Pages: 17
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Results of an Inventory of State Indicators and Data on Science and Mathematics Education. Science and Mathematics Indicators Project.
Blank, Rolf K.
The Council of Chief State School Officers is in the process of assessing reforms that are aimed at improving science and mathematics education at the elementary and secondary levels. This document provides tabulations of the number of states that currently collect data on various indicators of science and mathematics education. Six categories of indicators were included in this inventory. These were: (1) student outcomes; (2) instructional time/enrollment; (3) curriculum content; (4) school conditions; (5) teacher quality; and (6) resources. The results of the survey indicated that a majority of the states have programs of student achievement testing in science or mathematics. In contrast, only seven states collect information on student attitudes/intention towards further education in science or mathematics, and fewer than ten states collect data on minutes per week actually spent on elementary science and mathematics. (TW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum, Data Collection, Educational Change, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, National Surveys, Outcomes of Education, Science Education, Science Instruction, Secondary School Mathematics, Secondary School Science, State Programs, Student Attitudes, Student Evaluation, Teacher Effectiveness, Time on Task
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Reports - Research
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Audience: Practitioners; Policymakers; Researchers
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Council of Chief State School Officers, Washington, DC.
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