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Seeing Students Learn Science
Science educators in the United States are adapting to a new vision of how students learn science. Children are natural explorers and their observations and intuitions about the …
Toxicity Testing for Assessment of Environmental Agents
Toxicity testing in laboratory animals provides much of the information used by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to assess the hazards and risks associated with exposure …
Designing a Market Basket for NAEP
At the request of the U.S. Department of Education, the National Research Council (NRC) established the Committee on NAEP Reporting Practices to examine the feasibility and …
Embedding Questions
Policy makers are caught between two powerful forces in relation to testing in America's schools. One is increased interest on the part of educators, reinforced by federal …
Understanding Dropouts
The role played by testing in the nation's public school system has been increasing steadilyand growing more complicatedfor more than 20 years. The Committee on Educational …
Reporting Test Results for Students with Disabilities and English-Language Learners
At the request of the U.S. Department of Education, the National Research Council's (NRC) Board on Testing and Assessment (BOTA) convened a workshop on reporting test results for …
Measuring Literacy
The National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL) is a household survey conducted periodically by the Department of Education that evaluates the literacy skills of a sample of …
Myths and Tradeoffs
More than 8 million students enrolled in 4-year, degree-granting postsecondary institutions in the United States in 1996. The multifaceted system through which these students …
Evaluation of the Voluntary National Tests, Year 2
In his 1997 State of the Union address, President Clinton announced a federal initiative to develop tests of 4th-grade reading and 8th-grade mathematics that could be administered …
Monitoring Educational Equity
Disparities in educational attainment among population groups have characterized the United States throughout its history. Education is sometimes characterized as the "e;great …
Knowing What Students Know
Education is a hot topic. From the stage of presidential debates to tonight's dinner table, it is an issue that most Americans are deeply concerned about. While there are many …
Power of Video Technology in International Comparative Research in Education
Video technology offers a number of important potential benefits to researchers and policy makers interested in international comparative research. However, a number of practical …