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Making Critical Connections between Social Studies Teaching and Student Achievement Using NAEP Data Explorer
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Fitchett, Paul G.; Heafner, Tina L. – Teacher Educator, 2013
In this analysis of promising practice, we demonstrate how social studies methods instructors can incorporate data analysis of the 2010 United States History National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP-USH) to facilitate pedagogical aims, engage teacher candidates in critical discourse, and investigate the contexts of teaching and learning.…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Social Studies, National Competency Tests, Correlation
Homework and Reading Achievement in NAEP Data on Thirteen-Year-Olds.
Levine, Daniel U. – 1988
In order to assess relationships and problems in drawing conclusions regarding productive school practices, a study analyzed the 1984 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) data on homework and reading achievement among 13-year-olds. A previous study (Lange, 1987) examining the NAEP data set concluded that the number of hours spent on…
Descriptors: Community Influence, Data Interpretation, Homework, Parent Influence
Reporting Minority Students' Test Scores: How Well Can the National Assessment of Educational Progress Account for Differences in Social Context?
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Berends, Mark; Koretz, Daniel M. – Educational Assessment, 1996
The adequacy of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) for taking into account dissimilarities in students' family, school, and community contexts when reporting test score differences among minority population groups was studied. Analyses show that the NAEP lacks a number of important social context measures and that the quality…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Influence, Context Effect, Elementary Secondary Education
NAEP Test Scores: Should They Be Used To Compare and Rank State Educational Quality? ERS Concerns in Education.
Robinson, Glen E.; Brandon, David P. – 1994
Whether state average test scores on the 1992 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Trial State Assessment in mathematics should be used to compare and rank states according to the quality or proficiency of their educational programs is examined. Data from eighth graders from the Trial State Assessment are analyzed. Analysis shows…
Descriptors: Community Influence, Comparative Analysis, Demography, Educational Quality