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Download full textLutkus, Anthony D.; Weiss, Andrew R.; Campbell, Jay R.; Mazzeo, John; Lazer, Stephen – 1999
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is the nation's only ongoing survey of what students know and can do in various academic subject areas. This report summarizes the results of the 1998 NAEP civics assessment for the nation. The results are based on an assessment of students at grade 4, grade 8, and grade 12. Students'…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Civics, Curriculum Based Assessment
Weiss, Andrew R.; Lutkus, Anthony D.; Grigg, Wendy S.; Niemi, Richard G. – Education Statistics Quarterly, 2001
Used data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress to summarize trends in civics education and achievement over a 10-year period. Compares 1988 and 1998 data on students' civics knowledge, classroom coverage of civics topics, and classroom instructional activities. (Author/SLD)
Descriptors: Achievement, Citizenship Education, Civics, Course Content
Braswell, James S.; Lutkus, Anthony D.; Grigg, Wendy S.; Santapau, Shari L.; Tay-Lim, Brenda; Johnson, Matthew – 2001
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is the nation's only ongoing representative sample survey of student achievement in core subject areas. In 2000, NAEP conducted a national mathematics assessment of fourth-, eighth-, and twelfth-grade students. State-level results were also collected at the fourth and eighth grades within…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 12, Grade 4, Grade 8
Weiss, Andrew R.; Lutkus, Anthony D.; Grigg, Wendy S.; Niemi, Richard G. – 2001
Civics education in the nation's schools informs students about the structures, functions, and processes of government and about the meaningful ways in which citizens can make decisions about public issues and participate in governance. This report, part of the Nation's Report Card program and based on findings from the 1998 National Assessment of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Citizenship, Citizenship Education, Civics
Weiss, Andrew R.; Lutkus, Anthony D.; Hildebrant, Barbara S.; Johnson, Matthew S. – 2002
In 2001, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) conducted a geography assessment of the nation's fourth-, eighth-, and twelfth-grade students. This report presents the results of that assessment. Results in 2001 are compared to results of 1994's NAEP geography assessment, which was the preceding NAEP geography assessment and the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Environment, Comparative Analysis, Educational Assessment
Donahue, Patricia L.; Finnegan, Robert J.; Lutkus, Anthony D.; Allen, Nancy L.; Campbell, Jay R. – 2001
This report presents the results of the 2000 NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progress) fourth-grade reading assessment for the nation. Results in 2000 are compared to previous NAEP reading assessments. After an introduction, chapter 1 presents average scale scores and achievement level results for the nation. Chapter 2 presents average…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Grade 4, Intermediate Grades, National Competency Tests
