How Is National Assessment of Educational Progress Used? Results of an Exploratory Study.

Sebring, Penny A.; Boruch, Robert F.

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ERIC Number: EJ282124

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Publication Date: 1983

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How Is National Assessment of Educational Progress Used? Results of an Exploratory Study.

Sebring, Penny A.; Boruch, Robert F.

Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, v2 n1 p16-20 Spr 1983

The utility of the federally funded National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is often unclear, and critics have claimed that NAEP is not used. This paper summarizes an exploratory study of evidence against these claims, including that data are most useful to audiences with a national perspective. (Author/CM)

Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Utilization, Information Utilization, National Programs, Use Studies

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: National Assessment of Educational Progress

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