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Download full textYepes-Baraya, Mario – 1997
The study described in this paper is part of an effort to improve understanding of the science assessment of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). It involved the coding of all the items in the 1996 NAEP science assessments, which included 45 blocks (15 each for grades 4, 8, and 12) and over 500 items. Each of the approximately…
Descriptors: Coding, Elementary School Students, Grade 4, Intermediate Grades
O'Sullivan, Christine – 1995
The framework and specifications for the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) science assessment were developed in 1991-92 and field tested in 1993. The assessment was postponed, however, and will be administered in 1996. The framework calls for performance-based tasks that probe students' abilities to use materials to make…
Descriptors: Constructed Response, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Field Tests
Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ. Policy Information Center. – 1993
Performance assessment, constructed-response, and authentic assessment are topics of current interest in educational testing and reform. This workbook presents the following articles on educational assessment to highlight work being done in this area: (1) "Aquarium Problem and Teacher Guidelines: New Standards Project" (University of…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Cognitive Tests, Constructed Response, Educational Assessment
