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Download full textNational Assessment Governing Board, Washington, DC. – 1991
This pamphlet provides current information about the 1992 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) in Reading. In addition to describing the purpose and goals of the NAEP, the pamphlet discusses the reasons for assessing reading, the 1992 NAEP in Reading (including recent changes), the guidelines used to create a framework for reading…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, National Programs
Thomas, Neal – 1993
Mislevy (1984, 1985) introduced an EM algorithm for estimating the parameters of a latent distribution model that is used extensively by the National Assessment of Educational Progress. Second order asymptotic corrections are derived and applied along with more common first order asymptotic corrections to approximate the expectations required by…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Elementary Secondary Education, Estimation (Mathematics), Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedHulsart, Richard – Social Science Record, 1972
Descriptors: Citizenship, Educational Quality, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedHombo, Catherine M. – Theory into Practice, 2003
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) has played a vital role in assessing and reporting on the state of U.S. education for more than 30 years. Under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, NAEP will play an even more prominent role in the evaluation of adequate yearly progress in the states, jurisdictions, and territories receiving…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Federal Legislation, High Stakes Tests
Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing, Los Angeles, CA. – 1997
This booklet contains the Writing Framework for the 1998 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). The Framework describes the basis for the 1998 Writing Assessment, the types of writing assessed, and the methods for scoring student responses. This Framework was developed during 1989-90 in preparation for the 1992 NAEP Writing…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Test Format, Testing Programs
Department of Education, Washington, DC. – 1990
The Adult Education Amendments of 1988 require the Department of Education to submit a report to Congress on the definition of literacy and then to estimate the extent of adult literacy. Literacy has been defined by self-report in early Census Bureau surveys, in a competency-based approach by the Adult Performance Level project, and as "the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Definitions, Evaluation Methods
Anderson, Judith I.; Stonehill, Robert M. – 1982
The evaluation strategies and results for Title I programs were compared and contrasted. Two systems of evaluation to examine the nature and effectiveness of Elementary Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Title I programs nationwide were implemented. The first involved sponsoring national studies, including the Study of the Sustaining Effects of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedMoellenberg, Wayne P. – Clearing House, 1969
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Educational Objectives, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Education Commission of the States, Denver, CO. National Assessment of Educational Progress. – 1981
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) methods and procedures used in the 1979-80 assessment of reading and literature are described. The objectives of the assessment are categorized into four main areas. These include values reading and literature, comprehension of written work, response to written work, and application of study…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, National Programs
Peer reviewedForbes, Roy H. – Educational Leadership, 1977
Discusses the development of the National Assessment of Educational Progress and describes how its methods and materials are being used in Nebraska, Connecticut, Maine, and other states as a tool to improve educational programs. (Author/JG) Aspect of National Assessment (NAEP) dealt with in this document: Results (Utilization).
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Loomis, Susan Cooper – 2001
This paper describes (1) the procedures developed to set achievement levels for the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) that contribute to establishing the validity of the levels and (2) the research studies designed to collect information related to the validity of the achievement levels and the outcomes of the process. The central…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cutting Scores, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedBock, R. Darrell; And Others – Educational Researcher, 1982
Describes the evolution of national educational assessment in the United States, its present stage of development, methodological and reporting problems, and approaches applicable to assessment data. Examines how proposed approaches can be applied in the California Assessment Program and in the National Assessment of Educational Progress. (MJL)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Assessment, Evaluation Methods, Item Sampling
Peer reviewedMuthen, Bengt; And Others – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1995
A set of methods is proposed for the analysis of opportunity to learn (OTL) in relation to achievement in large-scale educational assessments. Methods are illustrated with data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress and the National Education Longitudinal Study. Implications for large-scale educational assessment are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Data Analysis, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedBloxom, Bruce; And Others – Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, 1995
Develops and evaluates the linkage of the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery to the mathematics scale of the National Assessment of Educational Progress. The accuracy of the proficiency distribution estimated from the projection was close to the accuracy of the distribution estimated from the large scale assessment. (SLD)
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Estimation (Mathematics), Evaluation Methods, Mathematics Tests
Palmarini, James – Teaching Theatre, 1998
Discusses the 1997 NAEP "Arts Report Card," which, for the first time, includes theater arts. Relates that results confirm that large-scale assessment in theater is possible and that the assessment tasks and how they were scored should be useful for theater teachers seeking to refine their grading processes. Notes that the study was…
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Grade 8, Intermediate Grades
