Civic Knowledge of Democracy Weak Without Civic Education Linked to Less Voting, Volunteering and Other Civic Engagement

Democracy, elections, and voting

Young Adults’ Lack of Voting, Civic Knowledge and Engagement to be Highlighted at Forum for U.S. Educators, Policymakers, Media

WASHINGTON, A new ETS report showing that weak civic knowledge among young people is linked to less voting, volunteering and other types of civic engagement will be the focus of a briefing for representatives from government, education, the private sector | Democracy, elections, and voting

ETS provides policy and research publications for students, parents, educators, researchers and policymakers. Browse through these recent publications below, or search reports by keyword, author, title, number or publication date.

• Angoff Memorial Lecture Series
  Named after distinguished ETS Research Scientist William H. Angoff, this series features reports on public interest issues related to educational measurement. The 14th William H. Angoff Memorial Lecture — Reliability and Validity of Inferences About Teachers Based on Student Test Scores — is now available.
• ETS Research Report Series
  Reports in this series provide dissemination of ETS research.
• ETS Research Spotlight
  These publications provide examples of the range of ETS’s assessment-related research capabilities.
• GRE® Professional and Research Report Series
  These series encompass a broad spectrum of concerns in graduate education beyond testing.
• NAEP Technical and Research Report Series
  This series reflects work completed by ETS in connection with the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP).
• Policy Information Center Reports
  The reports published by the ETS Policy Evaluation and Research Center foster policy debate on pressing educational issues.
• R&D Connections
  Written in nontechnical language, these publications highlight research findings from ETS scientists.
• Research Monographs
  These research-related publications include booklets, white papers or limited series published by ETS.
• Salzburg Global Seminar
  Along with ETS, this independent, non-government organization holds sessions that challenge present and future leaders to solve issues of global concern, such as the achievement gap.
• TOEFL® Technical and Research Reports and Monographs
  These series support the TOEFL Board’s research program to further knowledge of language assessment and second language acquisition.
• TOEIC® Publications
  The TOEIC tests offer a broad array of guides, manuals, handbooks and research reports