The Effect of National Standards and Curriculum-Based Exams on Achievement

A review of evidence suggests that the claims of the advocates of standards and examination-based reform of American secondary education may be right. The countries and Canadian provinces with such systems outperform other countries/provinces at a comparable level of development. In addition, studen...

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Published in:The American economic review 1997-05, Vol.87 (2), p.260-264
Main Author: Bishop, John H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic achievement
College mathematics
Colleges & universities
Core curriculum
Curricula
Economics
Economics education
Education reform
Effects
Entrance examinations
Exit examinations
Learning
Mathematics
Mathematics achievement
Mathematics curricula
Mathematics education
Mathematics tests
Quality of education
Quality standards
SAT assessment
Schools
Science
Science teachers
Secondary school curricula
Social classes
Standard deviation
Students
Studies
Teachers
Teaching
Tests
What Should High-School Graduates Know in Economics?
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Summary:A review of evidence suggests that the claims of the advocates of standards and examination-based reform of American secondary education may be right. The countries and Canadian provinces with such systems outperform other countries/provinces at a comparable level of development. In addition, students from New York State, the only state with a system of curriculum-based external exit examinations, does remarkably well on the SAT test when student demography is held constant.
ISSN:0002-8282
1944-7981