The "Evaluation of the National Assessment of Educational Progress: Study Reports" describes the special studies that comprised the design of the evaluation. In the Final Report, the authors presented a practical discussion of the evaluation studies to its primary, intended audience, namely policymakers. On this accompanying CD, readers will find additional evidence to support findings and recommendations in the six study reports. The study reports represent summaries of the data collection, analysis, and findings of the different lines of inquiry that comprised the evaluation design. Included in this volume are: (1) Audit Study Report (Barbara S. Plake, Chad W. Buckendahl, and Susan L. Davis); (2) Evaluation of the Standard Setting on the 2005 Grade 12 National Assessment of Educational Progress Mathematics Test (Stephen G. Sireci, Jeffrey Hauger, Christine Lewis, Craig Wells, April L. Zenisky, and Jill Delton); (3) How Do Other Countries Measure Up to the Mathematics Achievement Levels on the National Assessment of Educational Progress? (Ronald K. Hambleton, Stephen G. Sireci, and Zachary R. Smith); (4) A Study of the Utility of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (April L. Zenisky, Ronald K. Hambleton, and Stephen G. Sireci); (5) Evaluating Score Equity Across Selected States for the 2005 Grade 8 NAEP Math and Reading Assessments (Craig S. Wells, Su Baldwin, Ronald K. Hambleton, Stephen G. Sireci, Ana Karantonis, Stephen Jirka, Robert Keller and Lisa A. Keller); and (6) Methods for Evaluating the Alignment Between State Curriculum Frameworks and State Assessments: A Literature Review (Drey Martone, Stephen G. Sireci, and Jill Delton). Individual tables, figures, footnotes, references, and appendices.