The history of the development of National Assessment exercises from the project's inception in 1964 to the present is provided in this monograph. The chapter titles are as follows: I. Introduction; II. Rationale and Criteria for Writing Exercises for National Assessment; III. Initial Reviews; IV. Initial Studies; V. Subject Matter Reviews; VI. Other Studies; VII. Final Reviews and Selection; and VIII. New Directions in Exercise Development. A glossary and references are included. (For related documents, see TM 001 793 and TM 001 789.) (DB) Primary type of information provided by report: Procedures (Exercise Development).