Data from national samples from the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 were used to study gender differences in mathematics achievement. Gender differences were not found when total group means were compared, but noteworthy differences favoring males were found at the high end of the score distributions. (SLD)

This report provides selected results from the 2002 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) for American Samoa's public-school students at grade 8. Since 1992, reading has been assessed in four different years at the state level (at grade 4 in 1992 and 1994, and at both grades 4 and 8 in 1998 and 2002). American Samoa participated in…

Recently, several states have expressed interest in linking their statewide assessments to the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) in the hope that, through equating, they can be compared to national results. This study considers the degree to which existing statewide assessments may be linked to NAEP, without violating the basic…

This report describes students' reading achievements at grades 4, 8, and 12 and within various subgroups of the general population. State-level results are presented for individual states that chose to participate in the 1994 Trial State Assessment. Chapter 1 presents an overview of the 1994 NAEP reading assessment and sample questions and…

This report presents highlights of the National Assessment of Educational Progress 2003 reading assessment. It describes assessment content and presents assessment results as average scale scores and as percentages of students scoring at or above achievement levels, at grades 4 and 8, for the nation and participating states and jurisdictions. It…

This report provides selected results from the 2002 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) for Alabama's public-school students at grades 4 and 8. Since 1992, reading has been assessed in four different years at the state level (at grade 4 in 1992 and 1994, and at both grades 4 and 8 in 1998 and 2002). Alabama participated in all of…

This report provides selected results from the 2002 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) for Arizona's public-school students at grades 4 and 8. Since 1992, reading has been assessed in four different years at the state level (at grade 4 in 1992 and 1994, and at both grades 4 and 8 in 1998 and 2002). Arizona participated in all of…

This report provides selected results from the 2002 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) for Arkansas' public-school students at grades 4 and 8. Since 1992, reading has been assessed in four different years at the state level (at grade 4 in 1992 and 1994, and at both grades 4 and 8 in 1998 and 2002). Arkansas participated in all of…

This report provides selected results from the 2002 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) for California's public-school students at grades 4 and 8. Since 1992, reading has been assessed in four different years at the state level (at grade 4 in 1992 and 1994, and at both grades 4 and 8 in 1998 and 2002). California participated in all…

This report provides selected results from the 2002 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) for Connecticut's public-school students at grades 4 and 8. Since 1992, reading has been assessed in four different years at the state level (at grade 4 in 1992 and 1994, and at both grades 4 and 8 in 1998 and 2002). Connecticut participated in…

This report provides selected results from the 2002 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) for Delaware's public-school students at grades 4 and 8. Since 1992, reading has been assessed in four different years at the state level (at grade 4 in 1992 and 1994, and at both grades 4 and 8 in 1998 and 2002). Delaware participated in all of…

This report provides selected results from the 2002 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) for Florida's public-school students at grades 4 and 8. Since 1992, reading has been assessed in four different years at the state level (at grade 4 in 1992 and 1994, and at both grades 4 and 8 in 1998 and 2002). Florida participated in all of…

This report provides selected results from the 2002 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) for Georgia's public-school students at grades 4 and 8. Since 1992, reading has been assessed in four different years at the state level (at grade 4 in 1992 and 1994, and at both grades 4 and 8 in 1998 and 2002). Georgia participated in all of…

This report provides selected results from the 2002 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) for Hawaii's public-school students at grades 4 and 8. Since 1992, reading has been assessed in four different years at the state level (at grade 4 in 1992 and 1994, and at both grades 4 and 8 in 1998 and 2002). Hawaii participated in all of…

This report provides selected results from the 2002 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) for Idaho's public-school students at grades 4 and 8. Since 1992, reading has been assessed in four different years at the state level (at grade 4 in 1992 and 1994, and at both grades 4 and 8 in 1998 and 2002). Idaho participated in the 1992,…