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Download full textBraun, Henry; Zhang, Jinming; Vezzu, Sailesh – ETS Research Report Series, 2008
At present, although the percentages of students with disabilities (SDs) and/or students who are English language learners (ELL) excluded from a NAEP administration are reported, no statistical adjustment is made for these excluded students in the calculation of NAEP results. However, the exclusion rates for both SD and ELL students vary…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Computation, Disabilities, English Language Learners
Vanneman, Alan; White, Sheida – Education Statistics Quarterly, 2000
Explains how schools and students are selected for the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) and why high participation rates are important. Describes the multistage sampling method, which allows the National Center for Education Statistics to give an accurate picture of student performance while keeping the burden on schools and…
Descriptors: National Surveys, Participation, Research Design, Research Methodology
Allen, Nancy L.; Donoghue, John R.; Schoeps, Terry L. – Education Statistics Quarterly, 2001
Provides details on the instrument development, sample design, data collection, and data analysis procedures for the 1998 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) national and state assessments. Includes information necessary to show adherence to testing standards of professional organizations. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Data Analysis, Data Collection, National Surveys
Ryu, Mikyung – National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, 2004
This "Technical Guide" describes the methodology and concepts used to measure and grade the performance of the 50 states in the higher education arena. Part I presents the methodology for grading states and provides information on data collection and reporting. Part II explains the indicators that comprise each of the graded categories.…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Research Methodology, Documentation, Testing
Chromy, James R. – 1998
States participating in the National Assessment of Educational Progress State Assessment program (state NAEP) are required to sample at least 2,500 students from at least 100 schools per subject assessed. In this ideal situation, 25 students are assessed for a subject in each school selected for that subject. Two problems have arisen: some states…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, National Competency Tests, Research Design, Research Methodology
Vanneman, Alan; White, Sheida – Focus on NAEP, 2000
Each year, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), asks thousands of schools and students to participate in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). Their participation allows NCES to provide accurate information nationwide on how U.S. students perform in a variety of academic subjects. The NAEP uses a multistage…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, National Competency Tests, National Surveys, Participation
National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, 2006
This "Technical Guide" describes the methodology and concepts used to measure and grade the performance of the 50 states in the higher education arena. Part I presents the methodology for grading states and provides information on data collection and reporting. Part II explains the indicators that comprise each of the graded categories.…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Research Methodology, Documentation, Testing
Williams, Rick L.; And Others – 1981
The National Assessment of Educational Progress in-school sampling design is a three-stage stratified design. Stratification variables include region, size of community and socioeconomic status. The three levels of sample selection are Primary Sampling Units (PSUs), schools and students. In general, two and sometimes three PSUs are selected from…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Error of Measurement, National Competency Tests
Folsom, Ralph E., Jr. – 1977
Beginning with the planning stages of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), careful attention has been given to the design of efficient probability sampling methods for the selection of class-age respondents and the assignment of test packages. With these methods, it is possible for NAEP researchers to make relatively precise…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Error of Measurement, National Competency Tests
Allen, Nancy L.; Carlson, James E.; Zelenak, Christine A. – Education Statistics Quarterly, 1999
Provides details on the instrument development, sample design, data collection, and data analysis procedures of the 1996 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) long-term trend and main assessments for the United States. (Author/SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Educational Trends
August, Diane, Ed.; McArthur, Edith, Ed. – 1996
This report presents the results of a working meeting to provide guidance to staff at the National Center for Education Statistics on: (1) establishing guidelines for inclusion of limited-English-proficient (LEP) students in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), field tests, research, and development; (2) modifications in the…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Federal Regulation, Identification
Mullis, Ina V. S. – 1990
This digest describes the organization of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) and what is included in a typical NAEP assessment. The way in which the NAEP selects students for assessments and how the assessments are used are discussed. The NAEP is a congressionally mandated project of the National Center for Education…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Data Collection, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
Kolstad, Andrew – 1990
Use of clustering methods with data from the 1987 High School Transcript (HST) component of the 1986 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is discussed in an attempt to persuade data analysts and researchers that they should be interested in problems traditionally turned over to samplers. Nearly all surveys used by the National Center…
Descriptors: Cluster Analysis, Educational Assessment, Error of Measurement, Estimation (Mathematics)
Mullis, Ina V. S.; And Others – 1990
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is a survey of the educational achievement of American students and changes in their achievement across time. The NAEP has collected information for over 20 years to assist educators and policy makers. This guide intends to: document current NAEP methods for both state and national…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Data Collection, Educational Assessment
PDF pending restorationCalderone, John, Ed.; King, Laura Mitchell, Ed.; Horkay, Nancy, Ed. – 1997
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), often called the "Nation's Report Card," is the only nationally representative, continuing assessment of what U.S. students know and can do in various subject areas. NAEP provides a comprehensive measure of students' learning at critical junctures in their school experience. The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Data Collection, Educational Assessment
