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Download full textAllen, Russell; And Others – 1990
This report presents results of the 1988 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) survey of the geographic knowledge and skills of high school seniors. A national stratified sample of more than 3,000 twelfth graders from approximately 300 public and private schools responded to 76 multiple-choice questions about the following 4 topics in…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Geographic Concepts, Geography, Geography Instruction
Salter, Christopher L. – 1990
This booklet draws on the findings of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) geography survey of 1988 and shapes recommendations for practices that will make teachers more effective in stimulating student excitement about this increasingly important subject. The assessment surveyed more than 3,000 high school seniors in…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Educational Assessment, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
National Assessment of Educational Progress, Princeton, NJ. – 1988
To measure and report on the extent and quality of students' understanding of geography, the National Geographic Society initiated and provided support for a national assessment of students 17 years old and in the 12th grade. Since 1969, the Nation's Report Card, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), has been responsible for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Competency Based Education, Course Content
Hawkins, Evelyn; Stancavage, Fran; Mitchell, Julia; Goodman, Madeline; Lazer, Stephen – 1998
This report summarizes results from the 1994 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), specifically those results concerning geography and U. S. history. The 1994 NAEP asked 4th-, 8th-, and 12th-grade students a series of questions designed to assess their knowledge level and skills applications in specific subjects. This report provides…
Descriptors: Competence, Educational Assessment, Educational Background, Elementary Secondary Education
