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Test Scores of Nations and States.
Bracey, Gerald W. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1998
Presents tables showing that the variability among states for results of the 1992 International Assessment of Educational Progress and National Assessment of Educational Progress is as great as that among countries. Also, Asian-American students score higher than any other students in the world. First- and second-ranked states are listed for math…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Asian and American Schools Again. Research.
Bracey, Gerald W. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1996
Jinfa Cai's study comparing Chinese and American sixth-grade students' mathematics performance found that American students did better on simple and complex problems than on computation. One reason might be Asian countries' stress on rote learning. Paul George's 1995 monograph "Japanese Schools: A Closer Look" found instruction…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Foreign Countries, Mathematics Achievement, Memorization
The Demise of the Asian Math Gene.
Bracey, Gerald W. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1999
The 1996 National Assessment of Educational Progress math scores for eighth-graders show that when socioeconomic status is considered, English-proficient Asian students have no achievement advantage over other ethnic groups. However, Chinese sixth-graders, using abstract reasoning skills, outperformed American students on 12 open-ended math…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Asian Americans, Comparative Education, Elementary Secondary Education
The Sixth Bracey Report on the Condition of Public Education.
Bracey, Gerald W. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1996
American youngsters could beat the socks off Asian kids if they too, studied constantly. Charter schools' ability to boost student achievement is unproven, and choice programs benefit some clients at others' expense. Schools should stress civic responsibility, not vocational training and the work ethic. Scholastic Aptitude Test scores rose in…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Competition, Education Work Relationship, Elementary Secondary Education
And Now, the Indian Spelling Gene?
Bracey, Gerald W. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2005
Children of Indian descent have won first place in five of the last seven years of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, and this year they made up 30 of the 273 contestants, a proportion many times larger than their 0.66% of the population. These achievements were possible because some Indian parents can become obsessive when it comes to the…
Descriptors: Spelling, Academic Achievement, Zero Tolerance Policy, Goal Orientation