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National Academy of Education, National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Center for Education, Committee for Improved Measurement of High School Dropout and Completion Rates: Expert Guidance on Next Steps for Research an, Judith Anderson Koenig, Robert M. Hauser
High school graduation and dropout rates have long been used as indicators of educational system productivity and effectiveness and of social and economic well being. While determining these rates may seem like a straightforward task, their calculati
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National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Center for Education, Committee on Best Practices for State Assessment Systems: Improving Assessment While Revisiting Standards, Alexandra Beatty
Educators and policy makers in the United States have relied on tests to measure educational progress for more than 150 years, and have used the results for many purposes. They have tried minimum competency testing; portfolios; multiple-choice items,
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National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Center for Education, Committee on the Role of Language in School Learning: Implications for Closing the Achievement Gap, Melissa Welch-Ross
The Workshop on the Role of Language in School Learning: Implications for Closing the Achievement Gap was held to explore three questions: What is known about the conditions that affect language development? What are the effects of early language dev
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National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Center for Education, Board on Science Education, Margaret Hilton
An emerging body of research suggests that a set of broad'21st century skills'—such as adaptability, complex communication skills, and the ability to solve non-routine problems—are valuable across a wide range of jobs in the national economy. How
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National Academy of Education, National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Center for Education, Committee on Value-Added Methodology for Instructional Improvement, Program Evaluation, and Educational Accountability, Judith Koenig, Naomi Chudowsky, Henry Braun
Value-added methods refer to efforts to estimate the relative contributions of specific teachers, schools, or programs to student test performance. In recent years, these methods have attracted considerable attention because of their potential applic
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National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Center for Education, Committee on State Standards in Education: A Workshop Series, Alexandra Beatty
Every state in the United States, the District of Columbia, and the Department of Defense Education Activity now has its own academic standards, at least in core subjects. These documents vary in their structure, level of specificity, and other chara
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National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Center for Education, Margaret Hilton
Over the past five years, business and education groups have issued a series of reports indicating that the skill demands of work are rising, due to rapid technological change and increasing global competition. Researchers have begun to study changin
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National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Center for Education, Teacher Advisory Council, Committee on Enhancing Professional Development for Teachers
Teachers, like other professionals, need to stay informed about new knowledge and technologies. Yet many express dissatisfaction with the professional development opportunities made available to them in schools and insist that the most effective deve
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National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Center for Education, Board on Science Education, Committee on Science Learning, Kindergarten Through Eighth Grade, Andrew W. Shouse, Heidi A. Schweingruber, Richard A. Duschl
What is science for a child? How do children learn about science and how to do science? Drawing on a vast array of work from neuroscience to classroom observation, Taking Science to School provides a comprehensive picture of what we know about teachi
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National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Center for Education, Board on Testing and Assessment, Committee on Test Design for K-12 Science Achievement, Meryl W. Bertenthal, Mark R. Wilson
In response to the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB), Systems for State Science Assessment explores the ideas and tools that are needed to assess science learning at the state level. This book provides a detailed examination of K-12 science ass