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Peterson, Paul E.; Llaudet, Elena – Education Next, 2007
On July 14, 2006, the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) released a study that compared the performance in reading and math of 4th and 8th graders attending private and public schools. According to the NCES study, students attending private schools performed better than students attending public schools.…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Grade 8, Grade 4, Student Characteristics
US Department of Education, 2004
This document, the "Reading Framework for the 2005 National Assessment of Educational Progress," describes the content and format of the 4th, 8th, and 12th grade assessments. The 2005 Reading Framework continues the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reading trend begun in 1992. The NAEP Reading Framework reflects…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, National Competency Tests, Reading Comprehension, Reading Skills
Braswell, James S.; Lutkus, Anthony D.; Grigg, Wendy S.; Santapau, Shari L.; Tay-Lim, Brenda; Johnson, Matthew – 2001
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is the nation's only ongoing representative sample survey of student achievement in core subject areas. In 2000, NAEP conducted a national mathematics assessment of fourth-, eighth-, and twelfth-grade students. State-level results were also collected at the fourth and eighth grades within…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 12, Grade 4, Grade 8
Patrick, John J. – 2002
Since its inception by the United States Congress in 1969, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) has collected information about what U.S. students know and can achieve in core subjects of the school curriculum. The U.S. history NAEP assessments were conducted in 1986, 1988, 1994, and 2001. This digest discusses: (1) the framework…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Grade 12, Grade 4
Lehman, Paul R. – Teaching Music, 1998
Answers questions about the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) and the new assessment in the arts. Reports that NAEP arts assessment confirms large-scale assessment in music is possible and stresses that arts education is for all students. Urges music educators to use the NAEP results to defend arts education when challenged. (CMK)
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Fine Arts, Grade 12
Hawaii Educational Policy Center, 2008
The 2007 Hawai'i State Legislature passed Senate Concurrent Resolution 118 S.D.1 HD 1 Improving the Community's Understanding of the Department of Education's Programs and School Expenses Including a Comparison with Other States on Adequacy of Funds. Among the requests contained in the resolution were the following: "Be it further resolved…
Descriptors: Public Education, Educational Finance, State Departments of Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Peterson, Paul E.; Llaudet, Elena – Program on Education Policy and Governance, Harvard University, 2006
On July 14, 2006, the U. S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) released a study that compared the performance in reading and math of 4th and 8th-graders attending private and public schools. Using information from a nationwide, representative sample of public and private school students collected in 2003 as…
Descriptors: School Effectiveness, Grade 8, Grade 4, Student Characteristics
National Assessment of Educational Progress, Princeton, NJ. – 1993
In 1990, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) included a Trial State Assessment (TSA); for the first time in NAEP's history, voluntary state-by-state assessments were made. In 1992, the NAEP Program included an expanded TSA in fourth-grade reading. The 1992 reading assessment considered students' performance in situations that…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Grade 4, Intermediate Grades, National Competency Tests
National Assessment of Educational Progress, Princeton, NJ. – 1993
In 1990, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) included a Trial State Assessment (TSA); for the first time in NAEP's history, voluntary state-by-state assessments were made. In 1992, the NAEP Program included an expanded TSA in fourth-grade reading. The 1992 reading assessment considered students' performance in situations that…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Grade 4, Intermediate Grades, National Competency Tests
National Assessment of Educational Progress, Princeton, NJ. – 1993
In 1990, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) included a Trial State Assessment (TSA); for the first time in NAEP's history, voluntary state-by-state assessments were made. In 1992, the NAEP Program included an expanded TSA in fourth-grade reading. The 1992 reading assessment considered students' performance in situations that…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Grade 4, Intermediate Grades, National Competency Tests
National Assessment of Educational Progress, Princeton, NJ. – 1993
In 1990, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) included a Trial State Assessment (TSA); for the first time in NAEP's history, voluntary state-by-state assessments were made. In 1992, the NAEP Program included an expanded TSA in fourth-grade reading. The 1992 reading assessment considered students' performance in situations that…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Grade 4, Intermediate Grades, National Competency Tests
National Assessment of Educational Progress, Princeton, NJ. – 1993
In 1990, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) included a Trial State Assessment (TSA); for the first time in NAEP's history, voluntary state-by-state assessments were made. In 1992, the NAEP Program included an expanded TSA in fourth-grade reading. The 1992 reading assessment considered students' performance in situations that…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Grade 4, Intermediate Grades, National Competency Tests
National Assessment of Educational Progress, Princeton, NJ. – 1993
In 1990, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) included a Trial State Assessment (TSA); for the first time in NAEP's history, voluntary state-by-state assessments were made. In 1992, the NAEP Program included an expanded TSA in fourth-grade reading. The 1992 reading assessment considered students' performance in situations that…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Grade 4, Intermediate Grades, National Competency Tests
National Assessment of Educational Progress, Princeton, NJ. – 1993
In 1990, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) included a Trial State Assessment (TSA); for the first time in NAEP's history, voluntary state-by-state assessments were made. In 1992, the NAEP Program included an expanded TSA in fourth-grade reading. The 1992 reading assessment considered students' performance in situations that…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Grade 4, Intermediate Grades, National Competency Tests
National Assessment of Educational Progress, Princeton, NJ. – 1993
In 1990, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) included a Trial State Assessment (TSA); for the first time in NAEP's history, voluntary state-by-state assessments were made. In 1992, the NAEP Program included an expanded TSA in fourth-grade reading. The 1992 reading assessment considered students' performance in situations that…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Grade 4, Intermediate Grades, National Competency Tests
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