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ERIC Number: ED389664
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1995-Oct
Pages: 7
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
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NAEP Assessment in U.S. History, 1994.
White, Sheida; Akhtar, Sahar
Focus on NAEP, v1 n3 Oct 1995
This newsletter introduces the 1994 NAEP U.S. history assessment, which tested a representative sample of 22,000 4th-, 8th-, and 12th-grade students across the United States. This issue presents a context for understanding the U.S. history assessment. The newsletter is divided into the following sections: (1) "The NAEP U.S. History Framework"; (2) "Key Features"; (3) "Dimensions"; (4) "Historical Themes"; (5) "Major Periods"; and (6) "Ways of Knowing and Thinking." Sample questions for each grade level are provided. (EH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Testing, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 12, Grade 4, Grade 8, History Instruction, National Norms, Private Schools, Public Schools, Social Studies, Student Evaluation, Test Norms, Test Results, United States History
Publication Type: Collected Works - Serials
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Researchers
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: National Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington, DC.
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: National Assessment of Educational Progress
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A