NAEP is a congressionally mandated project administered by the National Center for Education Statistics, within the Institute of Education Sciences of the US Department of Education.
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20 Facts About NAEP
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The National Assessment Governing Board is an independent, bipartisan board that sets policy for NAEP and is responsible for developing the framework and test specifications.
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NAEP results are designed to provide group-level data on student achievement in various subjects, and are released as The Nation's Report Card.
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NAEP has been providing data on student performance since 1969.
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NAEP uses a sampling procedure that allows the assessment to be representative of the geographical, racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic diversity of the schools and students in the United States.
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NAEP assessments are administered to participating students using the same test booklets and procedures, except accommodations for students with disabilities, so NAEP results are used for comparison of states and urban districts that participate in the assessment.
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NAEP began in 1964, with a grant from the Carnegie Corporation to set up the Exploratory Committee for the Assessment of Progress in Education.
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Development of a successful NAEP program has involved many, including researchers, state education officials, contractors, policymakers, students, and teachers.
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Main NAEP assessments are conducted in a range of subjects with fourth-, eighth- and twelfth-graders across the country.
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Under main NAEP, results are reported at the national level, and in some cases, the state and district levels.
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State NAEP results are available in some subjects for grades 4 and 8.
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Significant change to state NAEP occurred in 2001 with the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, referred to as "No Child Left Behind" legislation.
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Long-term trend NAEP is administered to 9-, 13-, and 17-year-olds periodically at the national level.
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The NAEP program provides funding for a full-time NSC in each state.
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NAEP is using the latest technology available to deliver assessments to students, and as technology evolves, so will the nature of delivery of the DBAs.
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In 2011, NAEP transitioned its writing assessment from paper and pencil to a computer-based administration in order to measure students' ability to write using a computer.
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In 2012, NAEP piloted the computer-based assessment for students at grade 4.
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However, NAEP has releases a number of reports and data summaries that highlight achievement gap.
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NCES initiated the NAEP-TIMSS linking study so that states and selected districts can compare their own students' performance against international benchmarks.
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Interpretation of NAEP results has been difficult: NAEP's category of "proficient" on a reading test given to fourth graders reflects students who do well on the test and are at seventh grade level.
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