TY - BOOK ID - 15307516 TI - Improving student achievement : what state NAEP test scores tell us PY - 2000 SN - 9786612451492 0833043277 1282451499 058538391X 0833025619 9780585383910 9780833043276 9781282451490 9780833025616 6612451491 PB - Santa Monica, CA : Rand, DB - UniCat KW - Academic achievement --Government policy --United States --States. KW - Academic achievement --United States --States --Evaluation. KW - Educational tests and measurements --United States --States --Statistics. KW - School improvement programs --Government policy --United States --States. KW - School improvement programs KW - Academic achievement KW - Educational tests and measurements KW - Theory & Practice of Education KW - Education KW - Social Sciences KW - Government policy KW - States KW - Evaluation KW - States. KW - Evaluation. KW - Educational assessment KW - Educational measurements KW - Mental tests KW - Tests and measurements in education KW - Academic underachievement KW - Achievement, Academic KW - Educational achievement KW - Scholastic achievement KW - Scholastic success KW - School achievement KW - Student achievement KW - Underachievement, Academic KW - Improvement programs, School KW - Instructional improvement programs KW - Programs, School improvement KW - School self-improvement programs KW - Psychological tests for children KW - Psychometrics KW - Students KW - Examinations KW - Psychological tests KW - Performance KW - Success KW - School management and organization KW - Rating of KW - Academic performance KW - Academic progress KW - Academic success KW - Achievement, Scholastic KW - Achievement, Student KW - Performance, Academic KW - Progress, Academic KW - School success (Academic achievement) KW - Success, Academic KW - Success, School (Academic achievement) KW - Success, Scholastic UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:15307516 AB - Why do students have different achievement levels across states? Is math achievement improving across states? Differences in average achievement levels across states are mainly traceable to differing family characteristics. However, students from similar families also score differently across states. These differences are related to differences in resource levels and in how resources are spent. States with high spending per pupil, lower pupil-teacher ratios, higher participation in public prekindergarten and higher reported teacher resources have higher achievement. Disadvantaged children are ER -