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LaFave, Allison J.; Taylor, Joseph A.; Barter, Amelia M.; Jacobs, Ariel S. – Educational Assessment, 2022
This systematic review examines empirical research about students' motivation for NAEP in grades 4, 8, and 12 using multiple motivation constructs, including effort, value, and expectancy. Analyses yielded several findings. First, there are stark differences in the perceived importance of doing well on NAEP among students in grades 4 (86%), 8…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, National Competency Tests, Literature Reviews, Meta Analysis
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Baker, Eva L. – Educational Assessment, 1996
A series of studies by the Technical Review Panel (TRP) of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) to improve the quality and utility of the NAEP is introduced, with a description of the NAEP, the creation of the TRP, the education policy issues that influenced the selection of research topics, and the relationship among the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Assessment, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
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Kiplinger, Vonda L.; Linn, Robert L. – Educational Assessment, 1996
Current discussions of the effects of test administration conditions (i.e., testing stakes) and the motivational levels associated with them on achievement test performance are reviewed. Results of a nonexperimental study suggest that, in contrast to a moderate-stakes testing environment, the National Assessment of Educational Progress does not…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education, High Stakes Tests