Conventional achievement tests rank students in relation to each other. New assessment tests reflect what schools are trying to teach and how they are succeeding for representative geographic, age, racial, and socioeconomic groups. (Editor) Aspect of National Assessment (NAEP) dealt with in this document: Program Description.

The 1990s show distinct changes from the 1960s in terms of the views held by education practitioners, policymakers, and the public concerning the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). Developments such as the national education goals, the prospect of voluntary national education standards, and the possibility of a national system of…