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Peer reviewedHaertel, Edward H. – Educational Researcher, 1991
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) was originally used to report academic improvement or decline in the performance of 9-, 13-, and 17-year olds across major geographic regions. State-by-state comparison was carefully avoided. In 1988, however, Congress authorized the NAEP to conduct voluntary Trial State Assessments. (CJS)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
