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ERIC Number: EJ358282
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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17-Year-Olds Get "Failing Marks" in Their Knowledge of Great Works of Literature and Historical Events.
Heller, Scott
Chronicle of Higher Education, v34 n3 pA35,38 Sep 16 1987
A 1986 national assessment of 7,812 high school juniors found them deeply ignorant of literature and history, with a lack of basic information as severe as their weakness in mathematics and science. The report by Diane Ravitch and Chester E. Finn finds that students score poorly because educators emphasize basic skills over content. (MSE)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Educational Quality, Grade 11, High School Students, Higher Education, History, Humanities, Knowledge Level, Literature Appreciation, National Norms, National Surveys
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - General
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Consent Area Teaching; What Do Our 17 Years Olds Know