Friday, January 11, 2008

How well are American Students Learning?

The current issue of the Internet Scout Report links to this report:

2007 Brown Center Report on American Education: How Well are American Students Learning?

The report examines the 2007 results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NEAP) tests for 4th and 8th graders.

What amazes me most is how little we actually know about what makes reading and math scores go up and down for students. The authors of the report are upfront about problems with assessment and a number of findings that don't make sense.

It makes me wonder how well we do assessing higher education....

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