Vocabulary Test Results Show Top U.S. Students Losing Ground, Others Stagnate
If you can identify the meaning of the word "prospered" within a passage, chances are you know more vocabulary than most American high school seniors.
The results of the national standardized vocabulary tests are in, and the scores are troubling -- but not unexpected -- experts say. Average performance on the U.S. Education Department's national exams was mostly stagnant at low levels between 2009 and 2011, and the highest performers lost ground during that time.
"We should be worried about this," said Cornelia Orr, executive director of the National Assessment Governing Board. "It's not any more of a crisis than we've been seeing in reading."
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Vocabulary Test Results Show Top U.S. Students Losing Ground, Others Stagnate
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Thu, 06 Dec 2012 16:00:33 GMT
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