Statistical analysis process that studies a school's own historical assessment info to demonstrate measures of the school's influence on indicators of student learning. The Usefulness of Standardized and Alternative Measures of Student Achievement as Indicators for the Assessment of Educational Outcomes By William Sanders and Sandra P. Horn. Published by Education Policy Analysis Archives. American Institutes for Research Projects include voluntary national tests, NAEP validity studies and more. What States Should Know By S.E. Phillips.
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International test with over 500,000 participants in 41 cooperating countries. US 12th graders ranked below 18 other countries in Math and below 15 other countries in Science. Schools volunteer to participate. Author also conducted largest study between US and Asian elementary schools with James Stigler. Harold Stevenson and James Stigler respond to questions about Japanese curricular goals, teacher goals, teacher preparation, why students listen so well, and the current debate on mathematics education.