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Download full textMuthen, Bengt O.; And Others – 1994
This report investigates the dimensionality of the 1992 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) mathematics test in the context of subgroup differences. The analysis approach of this study utilized key grouping variables of the NAEP reports (e.g., gender, ethnicity), but had the advantage that subgroup comparisons were not only done in…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Education
Sherman, Susan W. – 1976
The multiple-choice science exercises used by the National Assessment of Educational Progress include an "I Don't Know" (IDK) alternative to estimate more accurately knowledge of groups of respondents. Group percentages of IDK responses were examined and compared with correct responses to see if the IDK introduces bias. Variance common…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Comparative Analysis, Groups, Guessing (Tests)
Peer reviewedJones, Ruth S. – Youth and Society, 1979
Longitudinal data from a national sample of students ages 9, 13, and 17 are used to study the levels of political knowledge and participation among American youth. Changes in these levels from 1969 to 1975 are examined. (Author/MC) Aspect of National Assessment (NAEP) dealt with in this document: Results (Change) (Interpretation).
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attitude Change, Citizen Participation, Participation
Slotnick, Henry B., Comp. – 1972
This study contains writing samples from 9, 13, and 17 year olds and from adults (aged 26-35). The study is one of a series undertaken by the National Assessment of Educational Progress to gather information about how Americans write. The respondents, chosen by random sampling, wrote a letter or an essay in response to an exercise. Separate…
Descriptors: Accountability, Age Differences, Creative Writing, Educational Background
Knapp, John V.; Slotnick, Henry B. – 1973
This study reports the findings of that part of the 1969-70 National Assessment of Educational Progress which surveyed certain kinds of writing skills. Respondents were children, teenagers, and young adults (ages 26-35) who wrote exercises related to the objectives of (1) writing to communicate adequately in a social situation, (2) writing to…
Descriptors: Business English, Educational Research, Elementary Education, Expository Writing
Applebee, Arthur N.; And Others – 1987
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) administered a writing task to nationally representative samples of 9-, 13-, and 17-year-old students in order to assess their abilities to use the conventions of written English. Approximately 2,000 students at each age level completed this task as part of NAEP's 1984 writing assessment.…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Educational Assessment, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education
National Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington, DC. – 2001
Results for the 2000 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) science assessment are reported. Since 1969, the NAEP has been the sole ongoing national indicator of what U.S. students know and can do in major academic subjects. The science assessment was first administered to nationally representative samples of 4th, 8th, and 12th graders…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Racial Differences, Science Achievement
Peer reviewedLanger, Philip; And Others – American Educational Research Journal, 1984
This study investigated the changing achievement relationships among Black and White students based on ages at entry into first grade. The data indicated that, for both groups, the significantly higher achievement of the oldest students at age 9 disappeared by age 17. (Author/BW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Age Grade Placement, Black Students
Education Commission of the States, Denver, CO. National Assessment of Educational Progress. – 1975
This report provides the technical results of the 1971-72 national assessment of social studies. The results are summarized across assessment exercises for the sample. Exhibits include comparison of age for the learning area, of each of the National Assessment's reporting groups with the national level of performance, of the various groups within…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Education, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives
Brown, Rexford G. – 1973
This section of the 1970-1971 National Assessment of Educational Progress presents summary data for the responses to literature assessment. Data is presented in graph and tabular form and discussed in detail for the educational attainments of nine year olds, thirteen year olds, seventeen year olds, and adults (ages 26-35). The data is also…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Education, English Instruction
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
Ward, Barbara; And Others – 1983
To investigate the relationships between television watching, spare time reading, homework, and scholastic achievement, the National Assessment of Educational Progress gathered data on television viewing habits. Younger students were more avid viewers than older ones. Half the 9-year olds watched over 3 hours of television daily; most 13-year-olds…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Elementary Secondary Education, Homework, Reading Achievement
Lubienski, Sarah Theule – 2001
Drawing from 1990 and 1996 data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), this study examined disparities between White and African American students' mathematics performances and classroom experiences, with attention to interactions among race, socioeconomic status (SES), and gender. Overall, NAEP scores increased for both…
Descriptors: Black Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education, Interaction
Vanneman, Alan; White, Sheida – NAEP Facts, 1998
Data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 1996 Long-Term Reading Assessment show that overall student reading performance, as tested at age levels 9, 13, and 17, has increased for both 9- and 13-year-olds since the first assessment in 1971. Scores for 9- and 13-year-olds in most racial/ethnic and gender subgroups reflected…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Longitudinal Studies
Guthrie, John T.; And Others – 1991
A study examined the relationships of reading achievement and constructs about student literacy activities for four ethnic-gender groups. A secondary analysis of nearly 3,000 9-, 13-, and 17-year-olds' reading achievement and student questionnaire data from the 1986 National Assessment of Educational Progress was undertaken. The constructs varied…
Descriptors: Black Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Environment, Minority Group Children
