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Download full textJohnson, Carol; Vanneman, Alan – NAEPfacts, 2001
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 1998 Civics Assessment found that 12th-graders who participated in volunteer service had higher scores than those who did not. Furthermore, 12th-graders who worked 6 to 15 hours a week had higher scores than those who either worked longer hours or did not work at all. (Contains two tables and…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civics, Educational Assessment, Educational Research
Vanneman, Alan; Shuler, Scott; Sandene, Brent – Focus on NAEP, 1998
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) has developed a new generation of assessment tasks for evaluating student achievement in music. Using paper-and-pencil and performance formats, these tasks draw on the musical traditions of many cultures and historical periods. This report summarizes results from the 1997 assessment of eighth…
Descriptors: Competence, Educational Assessment, Educational Background, Elementary Secondary Education
Vanneman, Alan; Goodwin, Mac Arthur – Focus on NAEP, 1998
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) has developed a new generation of assessment tasks for assessing student achievement in the visual arts. Using paper-and-pencil and performance formats, these tasks draw on the concepts, skills, and processes used to create and understand visual images from a variety of world cultures and…
Descriptors: Art Education, Competence, Educational Assessment, Educational Background
Vanneman, Alan – NAEP Facts, 1996
This document summarizes the results of a national survey that tested 4th, 8th, and 12th graders' ability to analyze geographic data in a variety of formats; explain complex geographic phenomena and processes; and show knowledge of relationships between human and geographic events. The survey tested three content dimensions: space and place,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Formative Evaluation
White, Sheida; Vanneman, Alan – Focus on NAEP, 1997
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 1997 Arts Education Assessment represents the first comprehensive approach on a national level to the development of methods for assessing student performance in dance, music, theatre, and the visual arts. The Assessment reflects the conviction that the arts are essential for every child's…
Descriptors: Art Education, Competence, Dance, Drama
