This collection of original papers, first published in the June and July, 1976 issues of Educational Technology Magazine, was prompted by the enormous public outcry which greeted the general public realization that achievement and college aptitude test scores were continuing in recent months and years the steady erosion which began in the mid-1960's. This book contains 15 articles by a cross-section of informed persons working in the field of education that attempt to clarify what has been taking place in the schools and in achievement testing, and attempt to point the way towards a resolution of this latest crisis in education. (RC) Aspect of National Assessment (NAEP) dealt with in this document: Results (Interpretation).