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Download full textBallator, Nada; Jerry, Laura – 1999
The 1998 NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progress) state level reading assessment measured fourth- and eighth-grade students' reading proficiency in situations that involved reading for three purposes: reading for literary experience, reading to gain information, and reading to perform a task (grade 8 only). This report describes the…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Grade 4, Grade 8
Ballator, Nada; Jerry, Laura – 1999
The 1998 NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progress) state level reading assessment measured fourth- and eighth-grade students' reading proficiency in situations that involved reading for three purposes: reading for literary experience, reading to gain information, and reading to perform a task (grade 8 only). This report describes the…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Grade 4, Grade 8
Ballator, Nada; Jerry, Laura – 1999
The 1998 NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progress) state level reading assessment measured fourth- and eighth-grade students' reading proficiency in situations that involved reading for three purposes: reading for literary experience, reading to gain information, and reading to perform a task (grade 8 only). This report describes the…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Grade 4, Grade 8
Ballator, Nada; Jerry, Laura – 1999
The 1998 NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progress) state level reading assessment measured fourth- and eighth-grade students' reading proficiency in situations that involved reading for three purposes: reading for literary experience, reading to gain information, and reading to perform a task (grade 8 only). This report describes the…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Grade 4, Grade 8
Ballator, Nada; Jerry, Laura – 1999
The 1998 NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progress) state level reading assessment measured fourth- and eighth-grade students' reading proficiency in situations that involved reading for three purposes: reading for literary experience, reading to gain information, and reading to perform a task (grade 8 only). This report describes the…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Grade 4, Grade 8
Ballator, Nada; Jerry, Laura – 1999
The 1998 NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progress) state level reading assessment measured fourth- and eighth-grade students' reading proficiency in situations that involved reading for three purposes: reading for literary experience, reading to gain information, and reading to perform a task (grade 8 only). This report describes the…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Grade 4, Grade 8
Workforce Economics Trends, 1997
The Third International Math and Science Study (TIMSS) provides an opportunity to benchmark student achievement against world class standards and to examine the influences of curriculum, textbooks, and educational systems on student achievement. Findings indicate that U.S. students at the fourth grade above the international average in both math…
Descriptors: Achievement Rating, Cross Cultural Studies, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
Mitchell, Julia H.; Hawkins, Evelyn F.; Jakwerth, Pamela M.; Stancavage, Frances B.; Dossey, John A. – 1999
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is mandated by the United States Congress to survey the educational accomplishments of U.S. students and monitor changes in those accomplishments. For more than 25 years, NAEP has assessed the educational achievement of 4th-, 8th-, and 12th-grade students in selected subject areas, making it…
Descriptors: Course Selection (Students), Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 12, Grade 4
Smith, Marshall S.; Stevenson, David L.; Li, Christine P. – Curriculum Administrator, 1998
Discusses the proposed development of voluntary national tests in fourth-grade reading and eighth-grade mathematics. Explains that these tests will be based on the content and performance standards used in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). (DDR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Educational Resources, Elementary Education
National Assessment Governing Board, 2006
This document describes the content and format of the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) measurements for reading comprehension of students in grades 4, 8, and 12. According to the framework, NAEP assesses three contexts for reading: reading for literary experience, reading for information, and reading to perform a task). In addition…
Descriptors: Grade 4, Reading Comprehension, National Competency Tests, Grade 12
Campbell, Jay R.; and Others – 1996
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…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 12, Grade 4
Donahue, Patricia L.; Voelkl, Kristin E.; Campbell, Jay R.; Mazzeo, John – 1999
This report presents the results of the 1998 NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progress) reading assessment of 4th-, 8th-, and 12th-grade students for the nation and for participating states or jurisdictions. Results in 1998 are compared to those in 1994 and 1992. It provides results for subgroups of students defined by various background…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 12, Grade 4
National Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington, DC. – 1999
This report presents highlights from the 1998 NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progress) reading assessment of 4th-, 8th-, and 12th-grade students for the nation and for participating states or jurisdictions. Results in 1998 are compared to those in 1994 and 1992. The report provides results for subgroups of students defined by various…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 12, Grade 4
Stoltman, Joseph P. – 1997
This ERIC Digest describes the development of the 1994 National Assessment of Educational Progress for geography and the results from that examination of geographic knowledge and skills of students in grades four, eight, and twelve. The assessment format utilized multiple-choice questions and constructed-response questions. Results were reported…
Descriptors: Achievement, Achievement Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation
Patrick, John J. – 2000
This Digest describes the development of the 1998 National Assessment of Educational Progress for civics, and the results from that examination of civic knowledge and intellectual skills of students in grades four, eight, and twelve. The assessment format utilized multiple-choice and constructed-response questions. Results were reported by the…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Citizenship Education, Civics, Elementary Secondary Education
