Question:
Have you ever read "LEARNING ABOUT EDUCATION Through Statistics"I was told that it's very useful books for students who going to study in America.
Can anyone give me some suggestions or give me some informations containingin this book???
Answer:
"LEARNING ABOUT EDUCATION Through Statistics" is a 28-page collection of statistical answers to common questions about education.
For examples:
How long does it take to finish college? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ * Of those students beginning a bachelor's degree program during the 1989-90 school year, 46 percent had completed their bachelor's degree by spring 1994. About 8 percent of the students completed a degree below the bachelor's level by spring 1994, 18 percent were still enrolled in college, and 28 percent had left college without a degree.
* Half of those students who began their degree programs on a full-time basis had completed their degrees within 5 years, compared to only 15 percent of part-time students.
What are the literacy levels of adults in the United States? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ * In a 1992 assessment of adult literacy skills, 21 percent of the adult population -- more than 40 million Americans over the age of 16 -- had only rudimentary reading and writing skills. Most adults in this ``level one'' category could pick out key facts in a brief newspaper article, for example, but could not draft a letter explaining an error on their credit card bill. A subgroup in this category -- representing roughly 4 percent of the total adult population, or about 8 million people -- was unable to perform even the simplest literacy tasks.
