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Download full textFry, Edward – 1993
Despite widely-held beliefs to the contrary, three different sources of research data prove that children in the 1990s read better on the average than either their father's generation or their grandfather's generation. "Then and Now" studies indicate that students read better now than decades ago. Restandardization of test norms also…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Reading Ability, Reading Achievement
Education Commission of the States, Denver, CO. National Assessment of Educational Progress. – 1981
Intended as a supplement to the Reading/Literature Released Exercise Set, 1979-80 Assessment, this collection exemplifies students' written responses to thirteen open-ended exercises. Each exercise, its objectives, subobjectives, administration guidelines, and national performance levels on the exercise, are documented. Detailed, age specific…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Critical Reading, Elementary Secondary Education, Reading Comprehension
Education Commission of the States, Denver, CO. National Assessment of Educational Progress. – 1981
The purpose of this released exercise set is to provide easy access to released exercises from the reading/literature assessment conducted by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) in 1979-80. Exercises were used to assess the attainments of samples of 9 year olds, 13 year olds and 17 year olds. Upon this basis, generalizations…
Descriptors: Critical Reading, Elementary Secondary Education, Measurement Objectives, Multiple Choice Tests
Williams, Paul L.; And Others – 1995
This report is a first look at the results of the 1994 NAEP geography assessment. It presents national findings of 4th-, 8th-, and 12th-grade students' overall performance on the NAEP geography scale, and summary data for the major demographic subpopulations in the United States. Results are reported on a 500-point NAEP scale, used to show…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Testing, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
White, Sheida; Akhtar, Sahar – Focus on NAEP, 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…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Testing, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
NAEP 1994 U.S. History: A First Look. Findings from the National Assessment of Educational Progress.
Williams, Paul L.; And Others – 1995
This report is a first look at the results of the 1994 NAEP U.S. History Assessment. It presents national findings of 4th-, 8th-, and 12-grade students' overall performance and summary data for the major demographic subpopulations in the United States. Results are reported on a 500-point scale, used to show comparisons and trends over time, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Testing, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
