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Direct linkWitmer, Sara E.; Lovett, Benjamin J.; Buzick, Heather M. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2023
Extended testing time is a common accommodation given to students with disabilities. However, little is known about whether students who are eligible for the accommodation actually use it, and with what effect. The present study used process data available from the digitally delivered 2017 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Testing Accommodations, National Competency Tests, Grade 8
Peer reviewedSebring, Penny A.; Boruch, Robert F. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 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
Download full textEducation Commission of the States, Denver, CO. National Assessment of Educational Progress. – 1982
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is an ongoing effort to obtain comprehensive and dependable data on national educational achievement. Reports and related assessment materials, such as assessment objectives and items used to measure achievement, have been developed to meet the needs and interests of educators. Several…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Assessment, National Programs, Program Evaluation
Taylor, Bob L. – 1974
The model used by National Assessment for data gathering and reporting on the Citizenship area is described, and the potential uses of the model for state and local assessment, curriculum development, and accountability purposes are discussed. The study was carried out using papers and reports from the National Assessment of Educational Progress,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Citizenship, Curriculum Development
Sebring, Penny A.; Boruch, Robert F. – 1982
Getting assessment results used is no easy task. This paper examines the findings of a recent study on the uses of National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) and suggests implications for increasing use of state and local assessment results. The NAEP study, conducted at Northwestern University, generated evidence that assessment results…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrative Policy, Educational Assessment, Educational Diagnosis
Martinez, Michael E.; Mead, Nancy A. – 1988
This report contains the results of a national survey conducted by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) during the 1985-86 school year. The report, which attempts to capture the interacting forces influencing computer competence among students, is presented in six chapters: (1) Overview (major findings, significance of this…
Descriptors: Competence, Computer Literacy, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education
