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| Pub Number | Title |  Date |
|---|---|---|
| NCES 2006073 | Findings from the Condition of Education 2006: U.S. Student and Adult Performance on International Assessments of Educational Achievement
This report contains a special analysis that is republished from the Condition of Education 2006 in a booklet form. This analysis presents key findings of recent international assessments that examine the performance of U.S. students in reading, mathematics, science, and the literacy of adults compared with the performance of their peers in other countries. |
6/1/2006 |
| NCES 2005021 | Comparative Indicators of Education in the United States and Other G8 Countries: 2004
This report shows how the U.S. education system compares to other major industrialized countries (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russian Federation, United Kingdom) in four areas: (1) the context of education; (2) preprimary and primary education; (3) secondary education; and (4) higher education. This report is an update of the 2002 G8 Report, and is part of a series to be published in alternate years. |
2/18/2005 |
| NCES 2004006 | Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2000 Data File
This CD-ROM contains PISA 2000 public-use data for the United States in ASCII format. It also contains a user's guide and an electronic codebook. |
7/6/2004 |
| NCES 2000021 | International Education Indicators: A Time Series Perspective, 1985-1995
International Education Indicators: A Time Series Perspective, 1985-1995 compares educational trends in economically developed countries over time. The countries examined in this report are members of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), an organization of 29 countries dedicated to promoting economic growth and development around the world. This report extends the earlier National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) publication International Education Indicators: A Time Series Perspective from a seven-to an 11-year time series to provide a more comprehensive picture of continuity and change in countries' education systems. |
3/6/2000 |
| NCES 9716 | International Education Expenditure Comparability Study: Final Report, Volume I
This report is the first of two volumes. This, the main volume, examines the nature, prevalence, severity, and causes of problems in comparing education expenditures across countries and assesses progress to date in correcting these problems and options and prospects for further improvement. |
6/17/1997 |
| NCES 9717 | International Education Expenditure Comparability Study: Final Report, Volume II, Quantitative Analysis of Expenditure Comparability
This companion volume offers a quantitative analysis of the combined effects of multiple comparability problems on international comparisons of selected expenditure statistics and indicators. |
6/17/1997 |
| NCES 97885 | Essential Skills in Mathematics: A Comparative Analysis of American and Japanese Assessments of Eighth-Graders
This report uses data from examinations given in Japan and the United States to assess the essential components of the taught curriculum in each country. Students in each country were assessed using examinations designed specifically for students in that country. This report compares the nature of these examinations, the expectations based on the curriculum, and student perfomances on the included items. This comparison, combined with an accompanying analysis of the curricular intents for American eighth-graders and their Japanese counterparts in grade two of lower secondary school, provides a rich picture of the differences in student performance and curricular emphases and expectations that mark this study. |
4/10/1997 |
| NCES 96003 | Education Indicators: An International Perspective
A compilation of a wide range of indicators from a variety of sources contrasting education in the United States with other G-7 countries. |
12/10/1996 |
| NCES 96836 | The International Activities Program (Brochure)
The purpose of the International Activities Program is to develop a comprehensive international statistical system which would compliment its national program. |
2/15/1996 |
| NCES 94419 | Third International Mathematics and Science Study Descriptive Brochure
This brochure will describe the Third International Mathematics and Science Study's Goals, Activities, Supporting Agencies, and Expected types of Data to be produced. It will be used to disseminate and encourage interest in and knowledge about the study. |
5/30/1995 |
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