Essays Tagged: "National Assessment of Educational Progress"

Homeschooling

ocialization, home school children significantly excel conventional schools in all states. The 2000 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) found that 68 percent of fourth grade students in ...

(3 pages) 134 0 4.4 Oct/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

"Insufficient Educational Standards: A Critical Issue" by Robert Cale

to the Test," she answers with a resounding "no." Her article's primary goal--to put an end to low national teaching standards and requirements--is indeed a noteworthy cause, which is similarly felt ... se. History, or social science, the only subject discussed where out-of-field teachers comprise the national majority, may be a fluke. Though 55% of history teachers instructing out of field is a frig ...

(4 pages) 70 1 3.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

An Unfair Society

at "a college education opens the doors to a good job and career." (Neusner 96).When evaluating the National Assessment of Educational Progress program administered to high school students to measure ...

(4 pages) 42 0 3.5 Aug/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Language Studies > Writing

Educational Attainment - modern society

ernment schools.YEAR 12 APPARENT RETENTION RATESSource: Schools Australia (Cat. no. 4221.0).Table #1National Assessment of Educational ProgressPercentage Scoring At or Above Proficient: Reading (1994) ...

(5 pages) 46 0 4.5 Nov/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

Extended School Day

ren fail to read at a level we would expect for the grade they are in. In a study done in 1998, the National Assessment of Educational Progress found that, thirty eight percent of our nation's fourth ... igh school without developing a solid foundation in algebra and geometry. Research done by the international comparative assessments said that U.S. student achievement in mathematics falls below the a ...

(3 pages) 52 0 5.0 Nov/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

Fill the Cup of Silence: This is a problem/solution paper concerning music education

ing asked to sing or play a music instrument at least once a week according to results of the first National Assessment of Educational Progress in the arts in 1997.But what can be done? How can one pe ...

(4 pages) 49 1 4.6 Dec/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

No Child Left Behind Act

more harm than good.Many children in the United States experience reading failure. According to the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) on reading in 2003, thirty-seven percent of fourt ... ops to jump through that don't necessarily make someone a better teacher. If a teacher is given the National teacher's Exam (NTE), that gives them the highly qualified status but it doesn't necessaril ...

(10 pages) 379 0 3.0 Jun/2006

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Specific Policies

High Stakes Testing

college classrooms is faulty. In Texas TAAS scores have risen but failed to move on the independent National Assessment of Educational Progress reading test (Neill). Students' knowledge cannot be judg ...

(5 pages) 57 0 0.0 May/2001

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

No Child Left Behind

more harm than good.Many children in the United States experience reading failure. According to the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) on reading in 2003, 37% of fourth graders are rea ... ops to jump through that don't necessarily make someone a better teacher. If a teacher is given the National teacher's Exam (NTE), that gives them the highly qualified status but it doesn't necessaril ...

(5 pages) 131 0 4.0 Oct/2007

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights

No child left behind

improvement." The definition raises the question of whether there is a plan for failure at all.The National Assessment of Educational Progress, in its "National Report Card" shows that these goals ma ... eft Behind blue ribbons for their success in closing the achievement gap. Other schools have earned national praise for instituting such curriculum as "Fit for the Future," a standards-based health an ...

(6 pages) 1 0 0.0 Oct/2013

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

globalisasi kpop

budayaan Korea SelatanRepublik Korea Selatan(bahasa Korea: Daehan Minguk , bahasa Inggris: Republic of Korea/ROK) biasanya dikenal sebagai Korea Selatan, adalah sebuah negara di Asia Timur yang melipu ... tasikan sebagai budaya internasional yang berusaha diciptakan oleh Korea Selatan untuk pelaksanaan soft diplomacynya yang mampu membangun citra Korea Selatan dan mendukung peningkatan posisi Korea Sel ...

(12 pages) 1 0 0.0 Nov/2014

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies

private and public school compare essay

rally perform higher than public school on standardized achievement tests. As with results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress" (Grace Chen, 2014). This is because private schools hav ...

(4 pages) 2 0 0.0 Nov/2014

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community > Children and Youngsters