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National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Resources

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The following links provide additional resources for the National Assessment of Educational Progress:

NAEP Questions Tool
NAEP release questions each year. This site provides easy access to NAEP questions, student responses, and scoring guides that are released to the public. Both national and state data, where appropriate, are presented.

NAEP Data Explorer
The NAEP Data Explorer provides tables of detailed results from NAEP’s national and state assessments. The data are based on information gathered from the students, teachers, and schools that participated in NAEP.

Information for Parents
Answers to questions commonly asked by parents of students who have been selected to participate in NAEP

 

Motivational Streaming Videos for Teachers and Students
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a statistical agency within the U.S. Department of Education, developed these vidoes to inform teachers and students about NAEP, motivate students, and encourage teachers to support NAEP in their school.

  • Introducing NAEP to Teachers for Grades 4 and 8 (WMV | MOV) 10 MB
  • Introducing NAEP to Teachers for Grade 12 (WMV | MOV) 10 MB
  • Introducing NAEP to Students (WMV | MOV) 7 MB

Measure Up Newspapers
Newspapers written for teachers about NAEP and other assessment related issues that teachers deal with on a day-to-day basis

  • Fall 2004 Assessment News for Elementary School Teachers (pdf, 3000kb)
    Includes the following articles for elementary teachers: Assessments to Meet Every Need; Comparing NAEP to Your State Assessments; Sample Questions; When NAEP Comes to Town; From Classroom to National Assessments; Designing Quality Classroom Assessments; and Tips: Test Prep
  • Fall 2004 Assessment News for Middle-Secondary School Teachers (pdf, 3000kb)
    Includes the following articles for middle and high school teachers: Designing Quality Classroom Assessments; From Classroom to National Assessments; Assessments to Meet Every Need; When NAEP Comes to Town; Comparing NAEP to Your State Assessments; and Test-Taking Strategies that Work

North Carolina NAEP Newsletters
Newsletters for educators in North Carolina providing information on the importance of NAEP in our state testing program

 

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