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Download full textUS Department of Education, 2004
This brochure describes the purpose of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), and where it fits in with the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and the National Assessment Governing Board (NAGB). The brochure explains how NAEP disseminates information through publications and other information tools. A schedule of NAEP…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Statistical Data, Educational Improvement, Information Dissemination
Vanneman, Alan – NAEP Facts, 1998
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) continuously monitors the knowledge, skills, and performance of the nation's children and youth in a variety of academic subjects. Data from the NAEP 1996 Long-Term Trend Science Assessment show mixed results since the first assessment. Scores for all three age groups fell and then rose. Both…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Elementary Secondary Education, Minority Groups
