ERIC Number: ED627620
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Nov
Pages: 97
Abstractor: ERIC
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Achievement Level Description Review for the National Assessment of Educational Progress Mathematics and Reading Assessments. Final Process Documentation and Technical Report
Moyer, Eric L.; Galindo, Jennifer
National Assessment Governing Board
The National Assessment Governing Board has a legislatively mandated responsibility to develop National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) achievement levels. The Board Policy Statement on Developing Student Achievement Levels for the National Assessment of Educational Progress provides policy definitions of "NAEP Basic," "NAEP Proficient," and "NAEP Advanced" -- and describes the principles for setting achievement levels. The policy definitions are general, high-level expectations of what students should know and be able to do and consistent across all NAEP assessments. Content achievement level descriptions (ALDs) are specific descriptions of what students at each level should know and be able to do for each individual assessment as specified in the frameworks. The National Assessment Governing Board contracted with Pearson to design and implement a review of the achievement level descriptions (ALDs) for NAEP Reading and Mathematics assessments for grades 4, 8, and 12. This document describes the procedural and technical aspects and outcomes of the operational ALD Review study. In particular, this report addresses the Board's updated achievement levels policy that called for the development of Reporting ALDs to state how the assessment content (defined by the Reporting ALDs) aligns with the existing content ALDs and achievement level policy definitions.
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Mathematics Achievement, Reading Tests, Mathematics Tests, Governing Boards, National Competency Tests, Academic Achievement, Definitions, Educational Policy, Expectation, Guidelines, Grade 4, Grade 8, Grade 12, Policy Analysis, Alignment (Education), Pilot Projects, Standard Setting, Decision Making, Gender Differences, Ethnicity, Item Analysis, Test Items, Rating Scales, Student Characteristics
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Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 4; Intermediate Grades; Grade 8; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; Grade 12; High Schools
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: National Assessment Governing Board; NCS Pearson, Inc.
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: National Assessment of Educational Progress
Grant or Contract Numbers: 91995920R0004