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Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1995
Pages: 7
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Examining Key Themes and Questions in U.S. History. The 1994 National Assessment of Educational Progress in U.S. History.
National Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington, DC.; National Assessment Governing Board, Washington, DC.
This booklet reports on the 1994 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) in U.S. History for 4th, 8th, and 12th grade students. The booklet contains the following sections: (1) Why We Assess History; (2) Preparing the 1994 NAEP U.S. History Assessment; (3) What is NAEP? (4) Creating a Framework for the U.S. History Assessment, with What the NAEP U.S. History Assessment Examines, Basic Assumptions, Content and Design, and Elements of the Framework; (5) Sample of Illustrative Examples from Periods 2 and 6; (6) What is NAGB? (7) Attributes of the 1994 History Assessment; and (8) Special Study. (EH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Achievement Rating, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Geographic Concepts, Grade 12, Grade 4, Grade 8, Group Testing, Knowledge Level, Measurement, Performance, Standards, Student Evaluation, Test Results, Testing, Testing Programs, United States History
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Administrators; Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: National Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington, DC.; National Assessment Governing Board, Washington, DC.
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: National Assessment of Educational Progress
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