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ERIC Number: EJ359370
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1987
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What 17-Year Olds Don't Know Is Shocking, but Boards Can Do More Than Fret.
Finn, Chester E., Jr.; Ravitch, Diane
American School Board Journal, v174 n10 p31-33 Oct 1987
Discusses the findings (and implications) from the 1985 national assessment of American students' knowledge of history and literature funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities and conducted by the National Assessment of Educational Progress. The average score of 11th graders on history was 55 percent and on literature 52 percent. (MD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Improvement, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation, History, Humanities, Literature, Minimum Competency Testing, School Effectiveness, Testing
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Non-Classroom; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: National Assessment of Educational Progress
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