Evaluation of "Redesigning the National Assessment of Educational Progress" / Committee on Evaluation of National and State Assessments of Educational Progress, Board on Testing and Assessment, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council.

"Redesigning the National Assessment of Educational Progress : draft for public comment / National Assessment Governing Board": pages 15-31.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 11-12).

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Evaluation of “Redesigning the National Assessment of Educational Progress� -- Copyright -- Contents -- Summary -- Evaluation of “Redesigning the National Assessment of Educational Progress� -- BACKGROUND -- NAEP's Origin and Evolution -- Redesign of the Original Plan -- Current Design and Governance -- PROPOSED REDESIGN -- EVALUATION OF THE PROPOSED REDESIGN -- Multiple and Varied Purposes -- Insufficient Detail -- Insufficient Empirical Base -- FUNDAMENTAL RECONCEPTUALIZATION OF NAEP -- CONCLUSION -- References

Appendix: Redesigning the National Assessment of Educational Progress: Draft For Public CommentOVERVIEW -- A Better Way to Measure Educational Progress in America -- Purpose of the National Assessment of Educational Progress -- The Audience for the National Assessment -- What the National Assessment Is Not -- Recommended Changes to the National Assessment -- Test all subjects specified by Congress: reading, writing, mathematics, science, history, geography, civics, the arts ... -- Vary the amount of detail in testing and in reporting results

Simplify the National Assessment designSimplify the way the National Assessment reports trends in student achievement -- Use performance standards to report whether student achievement is “good enough� -- Use international comparisons -- Emphasize reporting for grades 4, 8 and 12 -- National Assessment results for states -- Use innovations in measurement and reporting -- Keep test frameworks and specifications stable -- Use an appropriate mix of multiple-choice and “performance� questions

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