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Download full textGonzales, Patrick; Kelly, Dana – National Center for Education Statistics, 2014
This Data Point uses data from the 2012 administration of the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) financial literacy assessment. PISA is an international assessment that measures 15-year-old students' reading, mathematics, and science literacy and, in 2012, general problem solving and financial literacy. PISA is coordinated by the…
Descriptors: Money Management, Foreign Countries, Adolescents, Knowledge Level
Leffler, James – Idaho State Department of Education, 2004
The process used for this alignment was an abbreviated version of the alignment work and models developed by Norman L. Webb (1997, 1999, 2001, and 2002), and used in alignment studies of the Idaho state assessment system. While the full Webb alignment includes four dimensions, this study only considers two of the dimensions -- Depth of Knowledge…
Descriptors: Grade 4, Grade 6, Grade 8, State Standards
Direct linkOlsen, Rolf Vegar – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2004
In the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) the items are organised in small clusters relating to the same stimulus material (called 'units'). Homogeneity analysis (HA) is used to develop a detailed description of the relationship between all the items in one unit, using the categorical information available in the PISA data. The…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Knowledge Level, Student Evaluation, Foreign Countries
Education Commission of the States, Denver, CO. National Assessment of Educational Progress. – 1983
A series of exercises developed and used by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) focusing on citizenship and social studies objectives is provided. Every year since 1969, NAEP has gathered information about levels of educational attainments of 9-, 13-, and 17-year-olds and young adults (26-35) across the nation. Ten learning…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adults, Citizenship Education, Educational Assessment
Persky, Hilary R.; And Others – 1996
This book reports on the 1994 National Assessment for Educational Progress (NAEP) assessment in geography for grades 4, 8, and 12. Students performance is summarized on a scale ranging from 0 to 500 with the achievement levels of Basic, Proficient and Advanced for each grade. Major findings for the nation include: (1) The Proficient level was…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Geography
National Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington, DC. – 2002
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2001 geography results show student improvement since 1994 at grades 4 and 8. The average score of twelfth-grade students, however, has not changed significantly when compared to 1994 results. This colorfully illustrated and easy-to-read report, which highlights findings of "The Nation's…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Geography
Anderson, Lee; And Others – 1990
This report summarizes findings from two national surveys of U.S. civics achievement conducted by the National Assessment of Educational Progress. Part 1 reports on a trend assessment of approximately 56,000 students at ages 13 and 17, carried out during the 1975-76, 1981-82, and 1987-88 school years. Chapter 1 summarizes national trends, trends…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Rating, Civics, Comparative Analysis
Hammack, David C.; And Others – 1990
Each of the three parts of this report provides a somewhat different perspective on U.S. students' knowledge and understanding of U.S. history. Part 1 summarizes the assessment performance of approximatley 16,0000 fourth-, eighth-, and twelfth-grade students based on the National Assessment of Educational Progress U.S. history proficiency scale.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Rating, Comparative Analysis, Comprehension
Weiss, Andrew R.; Lutkus, Anthony D.; Grigg, Wendy S.; Niemi, Richard G. – 2001
Civics education in the nation's schools informs students about the structures, functions, and processes of government and about the meaningful ways in which citizens can make decisions about public issues and participate in governance. This report, part of the Nation's Report Card program and based on findings from the 1998 National Assessment of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Citizenship, Citizenship Education, Civics
Lutkus, Anthony D.; Weiss, Andrew R.; Campbell, Jay R.; Mazzeo, John; Lazer, Stephen – 1999
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is the nation's only ongoing survey of what students know and can do in various academic subject areas. This report summarizes the results of the 1998 NAEP civics assessment for the nation. The results are based on an assessment of students at grade 4, grade 8, and grade 12. Students'…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Civics, Curriculum Based Assessment
National Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington, DC. – 1999
The 1998 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) civics assessment contained a combination of multiple-choice and open-ended questions. Each student participating in the assessment received two 25-minute sections of questions. Most civics questions measured both knowledge and intellectual skills. In addition, some questions measured…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Civics, Curriculum Based Assessment
Weiss, Andrew R.; Lutkus, Anthony D.; Hildebrant, Barbara S.; Johnson, Matthew S. – 2002
In 2001, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) conducted a geography assessment of the nation's fourth-, eighth-, and twelfth-grade students. This report presents the results of that assessment. Results in 2001 are compared to results of 1994's NAEP geography assessment, which was the preceding NAEP geography assessment and the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Environment, Comparative Analysis, Educational Assessment
