K-12 Standards - The Meme Pool
THE MEME POOL
Iowa is the only state that does not have state standards or statewide same testing. We use the Iowa Test
of
Basic skills and then we either buy or develop our own that get approved from the state. They use the
National
Science Standards in the science department and most other departments use their national standards too.
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and
Reporting Agency EDDRA is dedicated to analyzing reports, dispelling rumors, rebutting lies about
public
education in the United States. It represents an on-line version of the work I have been doing since 1991.
--
Gerald Bracey
The Fulbright
Commission, admits that the UK high school education system is superior to the
American
one.. In this advice to British Academic's on exchange visits to the USA the commission implies that UK
junior high is equivalent to US senior high. The US High School System was orignially modeled on that of
Scotland.
The Scottish 'High School
Diploma' - known as the 'Higher
Examinations' are taken at age 17 and used instead of SAT to test student ability for college. It's
taken in 5 to 8 subjects (you would need passes a A or B in 7 for a place and Scottish 'Ivy League'
such as Glasgow or Edinburgh)
Some sample MODERN - this year, examination papers.It's is directly comparable to a US High School
Diploma.
- Maths <> Chemistry <> Accounts and Finance <> French <> Georgraphy <> Politics
- Certification exam for American teachers from 189