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Download full textEducation Commission of the States, Denver, CO. National Assessment of Educational Progress. – 1982
The content of the Public-Use Data Tapes of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is summarized and descriptions of recent research using the database are provided. Since 1969, NAEP has surveyed 9-, 13-, and 17-year-old students and occasionally young adults in assessments of achievement in art, career and occupational…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adults, Databases, Educational Assessment
Peer reviewedJenkins, Lynn B.; MacDonald, Walter B. – Issues in Science and Technology, 1989
Discussed is the 1986 NAEP data on understanding and using basic science facts. Suggests using observing, measuring, and hypothesis testing as supplements to traditional instructional methods. The use of this technique is urged for Black, Hispanic, and female students to compensate for the lack of outside experiences noted in the NAEP findings.…
Descriptors: Blacks, Females, Hypothesis Testing, Measurement
