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scores</a><br><a href="/reading/states/groups/">Student group scores</a><br><a href="/reading/states/achievement">Achievement-level results</a></p><p><strong>District results</strong></p><p><a href="/reading/districts/scores">Average scores</a><br><a href="/reading/districts/groups">Student group scores</a><br><a href="/reading/districts/achievement">Achievement-level results</a></p><p><strong>More</strong></p><p><a href="/reading/sample-questions/">Sample questions</a><br><a href="/reading/survey-questionnaires/">Survey questionnaires</a></p></div></div></div><div id="section-three" class="css-1dwyhzi enufz0x0"><div class="css-1tfepax e1eqetca1"><h3 class="css-1uppsvd e1vrhrto0">About the reading assessment</h3><div class="css-1wh460q extomj30"><p>The NAEP reading assessment framework defines reading as a dynamic cognitive process that involves understanding written text, developing and interpreting meaning, and using meaning appropriately for text type and purpose.</p><div> <ul><li>The NAEP reading framework specifies the use of literary and informational texts to measure students' comprehension skills. 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By design, the texts used in the assessment require interpretive and critical skills. The reading skills assessed are those that students use in all subject areas in school as well as in their out-of-school reading. <a href="https://www.nagb.gov/naep-subject-areas/reading.html">Learn more about the NAEP reading framework</a>.</li></ul> </div></div><div class="css-1ukksbx e174ucpf14"><div class="css-1v6dcw4 e1eqetca0"><h5 data-figure-title="" class="css-l2z9ff e174ucpf12"><span class="css-o1bs0o e174ucpf11">Figure</span> <span>Assessment design and administration information in the NAEP reading assessment: 2019 and 2022</span></h5></div><div class="css-1jm7635 e174ucpf10"><div class="css-e3viwr e174ucpf9"><div class="css-l52up4 e174ucpf8"><div><style data-emotion="css gp9nlq">.css-gp9nlq{border-collapse:separate;-webkit-transition:0.2s all ease;transition:0.2s all ease;width:100%;}@media (min-width: 768px){.css-gp9nlq{border-collapse:initial;}}</style><table class="css-gp9nlq ezfj5og0"><style data-emotion="css 1xerqzm">.css-1xerqzm{background-color:#fff;color:#001871;}</style><thead class="css-1xerqzm e1nxwn4v0"><style data-emotion="css bhe7y4">tbody .css-bhe7y4:nth-of-type(odd) th,tbody .css-bhe7y4:nth-of-type(odd) td{background-color:#fff;}tbody .css-bhe7y4:nth-of-type(even) th,tbody .css-bhe7y4:nth-of-type(even) td{background-color:#e7e7e8;}</style><tr class="css-bhe7y4 e1x91ej30"><style data-emotion="css 1ghlij7">.css-1ghlij7{padding:0.75rem;text-align:left;}</style><td style="width:20%" class="css-1ghlij7 e1d9u7wi0"></td><style data-emotion="css edntgr">.css-edntgr{padding:0.75rem;text-align:left;font-weight:bold;}.css-edntgr sup{display:inline-block;margin:0;width:0.4375em;}@media (max-width: 767px){thead .css-edntgr{background-color:#fff;position:-webkit-sticky;position:sticky;top:0;z-index:1;}thead .css-edntgr:first-of-type{left:0;z-index:2;}tbody .css-edntgr{left:0;position:-webkit-sticky;position:sticky;}}</style><th scope="col" class="css-edntgr eho1ma11">Grade 4</th><th scope="col" class="css-edntgr eho1ma11">Grade 8</th><th scope="col" class="css-edntgr eho1ma11">Grade 12</th></tr></thead><tbody class="css-0 e1ob15vc0"><tr class="css-bhe7y4 e1x91ej30"><th scope="row" class="css-edntgr eho1ma11">Assessment period</th><td class="css-1ghlij7 e1d9u7wi0">January to March 2022</td><td class="css-1ghlij7 e1d9u7wi0">January to March 2022</td><td class="css-1ghlij7 e1d9u7wi0">January to March 2019</td></tr><tr class="css-bhe7y4 e1x91ej30"><th scope="row" class="css-edntgr eho1ma11">Student participation</th><td class="css-1ghlij7 e1d9u7wi0">108,200</td><td class="css-1ghlij7 e1d9u7wi0">111,300</td><td class="css-1ghlij7 e1d9u7wi0">26,700</td></tr><tr class="css-bhe7y4 e1x91ej30"><th scope="row" class="css-edntgr eho1ma11">School participation</th><td class="css-1ghlij7 e1d9u7wi0">5,780</td><td class="css-1ghlij7 e1d9u7wi0">5,190</td><td class="css-1ghlij7 e1d9u7wi0">1,780</td></tr><tr class="css-bhe7y4 e1x91ej30"><th scope="row" class="css-edntgr eho1ma11">Cognitive testing time</th><td class="css-1ghlij7 e1d9u7wi0">60 minutes</td><td class="css-1ghlij7 e1d9u7wi0">60 minutes</td><td class="css-1ghlij7 e1d9u7wi0">60 minutes</td></tr><tr class="css-bhe7y4 e1x91ej30"><th scope="row" class="css-edntgr eho1ma11">Reported results</th><td class="css-1ghlij7 e1d9u7wi0">Based on student performance on digitally based assessment</td><td class="css-1ghlij7 e1d9u7wi0">Based on student performance on digitally based assessment</td><td class="css-1ghlij7 e1d9u7wi0">Based on combined student performance on paper-based assessment and digitally based assessment</td></tr><tr class="css-bhe7y4 e1x91ej30"><th scope="row" class="css-edntgr eho1ma11">Survey questionnaires</th><td class="css-1ghlij7 e1d9u7wi0">Administered to students, teachers, and school administrators</td><td class="css-1ghlij7 e1d9u7wi0">Administered to students, teachers, and school administrators</td><td class="css-1ghlij7 e1d9u7wi0">Administered to students and school administrators</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div id="section-four" class="css-1dwyhzi enufz0x0"><div class="css-1tfepax e1eqetca1"><h3 class="css-1uppsvd e1vrhrto0">NAEP as an indicator of academic preparedness</h3><div class="css-1wh460q extomj30"><p>Grade 12 is a critical transition point for most American students. Since NAEP is the only source of nationally representative results of twelfth-grade student achievement, the National Assessment Governing Board (the Governing Board) has been conducting research on the potential of NAEP at grade 12 to serve as an indicator of academic preparedness for college. The research results to date support inferences about NAEP performance and academic preparedness for college at the national level. <a href="https://www.nagb.gov/focus-areas/reports/preparedness-research.html">Read more about the Governing Board's preparedness research.</a></p></div></div></div><div id="section-five" class="css-1dwyhzi enufz0x0"><div class="css-1tfepax e1eqetca1"><h3 class="css-1uppsvd e1vrhrto0">The Story of NAEP</h3><style data-emotion="css 7pa9s5">.css-7pa9s5{background-image:url(/reading/images/NatlAssessmentOfEduProgress.jpg);-webkit-background-position:0 0;background-position:0 0;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:174px auto;background-size:174px auto;padding-left:275px;}</style><div class="css-7pa9s5"><p>The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is a continuing and nationally representative measure of trends in academic achievement of U.S. elementary and secondary students in various subjects. 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Accommodations were not permitted in NAEP reading assessments prior to 1998. Although the estimates (e.g., average scores or percentages) are shown as rounded numbers, the positions of the data points in the graphics are based on the unrounded numbers. Unrounded numbers were used for calculating the differences between the estimates, and for the statistical comparison test when the estimates were compared to each other. 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Homepage \u0026#8211; Section Three","blocks":[{"attrs":{"align":"","content":"","dropCap":false,"placeholder":"","direction":"","text":"The NAEP reading assessment framework defines reading as a dynamic cognitive process that involves understanding written text, developing and interpreting meaning, and using meaning appropriately for text type and purpose."},"blockName":"core/paragraph","innerBlocks":[],"rendered":"\n\u003cp\u003eThe NAEP reading assessment framework defines reading as a dynamic cognitive process that involves understanding written text, developing and interpreting meaning, and using meaning appropriately for text type and purpose.\u003c/p\u003e\n"},{"attrs":{"ordered":false,"values":"","type":""},"blockName":"core/list","innerBlocks":[],"rendered":"\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe NAEP reading framework specifies the use of literary and informational texts to measure students' comprehension skills. 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The research results to date support inferences about NAEP performance and academic preparedness for college at the national level. \u003ca href=\"https://www.nagb.gov/focus-areas/reports/preparedness-research.html\"\u003eRead more about the Governing Board's preparedness research.\u003c/a\u003e"},"blockName":"core/paragraph","innerBlocks":[],"rendered":"\n\u003cp\u003eGrade 12 is a critical transition point for most American students. Since NAEP is the only source of nationally representative results of twelfth-grade student achievement, the National Assessment Governing Board (the Governing Board) has been conducting research on the potential of NAEP at grade 12 to serve as an indicator of academic preparedness for college. 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It was first administered in 1969 to measure student achievement nationally. Teachers, principals, parents, policymakers, and researchers all use NAEP results to assess progress and develop ways to improve education in the United States."},"blockName":"core/paragraph","innerBlocks":[],"rendered":"\n\u003cp\u003eThe National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is a continuing and nationally representative measure of trends in academic achievement of U.S. elementary and secondary students in various subjects. It is the largest continuing and nationally representative assessment of what our nation's students know and can do in select subjects. It was first administered in 1969 to measure student achievement nationally. Teachers, principals, parents, policymakers, and researchers all use NAEP results to assess progress and develop ways to improve education in the United States.\u003c/p\u003e\n"}]},"hasOther":false},{"key":"notes","log":["categories=217","jurisdiction=5","subject=25","page_type=9","grade=13","page_area=15"],"post":{"id":3782,"title":"Reading 2022 \u0026#8211; Home \u0026#8211; Notes \u0026#038; Sources","blocks":[{"attrs":{"align":"","content":"","dropCap":false,"placeholder":"","direction":"","text":"NOTE: The NAEP reading scale ranges from 0 to 500. Accommodations were not permitted in NAEP reading assessments prior to 1998. Although the estimates (e.g., average scores or percentages) are shown as rounded numbers, the positions of the data points in the graphics are based on the unrounded numbers. Unrounded numbers were used for calculating the differences between the estimates, and for the statistical comparison test when the estimates were compared to each other. Not all apparent differences between estimates are statistically significant."},"blockName":"core/paragraph","innerBlocks":[],"rendered":"\n\u003cp\u003eNOTE: The NAEP reading scale ranges from 0 to 500. Accommodations were not permitted in NAEP reading assessments prior to 1998. Although the estimates (e.g., average scores or percentages) are shown as rounded numbers, the positions of the data points in the graphics are based on the unrounded numbers. Unrounded numbers were used for calculating the differences between the estimates, and for the statistical comparison test when the estimates were compared to each other. Not all apparent differences between estimates are statistically significant.\u003c/p\u003e\n"},{"attrs":{"align":"","content":"","dropCap":false,"placeholder":"","direction":"","text":"SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), various years, 1992–2022 Reading Assessments."},"blockName":"core/paragraph","innerBlocks":[],"rendered":"\n\u003cp\u003eSOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), various years, 1992–2022 Reading Assessments.\u003c/p\u003e\n"}]},"hasOther":false}],"cmsAdmin":"","glossary":{"student-groups":{"id":"student-groups","definition":"\n\u003ch3 class=\"is-style-section-heading\"\u003eStudent groups \u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eGroups of the student population identified in terms of specific demographic characteristics. Some of the major student groups used for reporting NAEP results are those defined by students' gender, race/ethnicity, highest level of parental education, and type of school (public or nonpublic).\u003c/p\u003e\n"},"history-composite-scale":{"id":"history-composite-scale","definition":"\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eComposite scale\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn overall subject-area scale based on the weighted average of the scales that are used to summarize performance on the primary dimensions of the curricular framework for the subject-area assessment. For example, the U.S. history composite scale is a weighted average combining separate scales for each of the four historical themes specified by the \u003ca href=\"https://www.nagb.gov/content/dam/nagb/en/documents/publications/frameworks/history/2018-history-framework.pdf\"\u003eNAEP U.S. history framework\u003c/a\u003e: Change and Continuity in American Democracy (Democracy); The Gathering and Interactions of Peoples, Cultures, and Ideas (Culture); Economic and Technological Changes and Their Relationship to Society, Ideas, and the Environment (Technology); and The Changing Role of America in the World (World Role).\u003c/p\u003e\n"},"explain-percentiles-ltt-age-13":{"id":"explain-percentiles-ltt-age-13","definition":"\n\u003ch3 class=\"is-style-basic-heading\"\u003eExplain percentiles\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003e[PLACEHOLDER]\u003c/p\u003e\n"},"assessment-year-ushistory-highlights":{"id":"assessment-year-ushistory-highlights","definition":"\n\u003ch3 class=\"is-style-basic-heading\"\u003eAssessment year\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe NAEP U.S. history assessments at grade 8 were administered in 1994, 2001, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, and 2022. Results for all assessment years are available in the \u003ca href=\"https://www.nationsreportcard.gov/ndecore/landing\"\u003eNAEP Data Explorer\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n"},"assessment-year-civics-highlights":{"id":"assessment-year-civics-highlights","definition":"\n\u003ch3 class=\"is-style-basic-heading\"\u003eAssessment year\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe NAEP civics assessments at grade 8 were administered in 1998, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, and 2022. Results for all assessment years are available in the \u003ca href=\"https://www.nationsreportcard.gov/ndecore/landing\"\u003eNAEP Data Explorer\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n"},"hrps4":{"id":"hrps4","definition":"\n\u003cp\u003eThe changing role of America in the world\u003c/p\u003e\n"},"hrps3":{"id":"hrps3","definition":"\n\u003cp\u003eEconomic and technological changes and their relationship to society, ideas, and the environment\u003c/p\u003e\n"},"hrps2":{"id":"hrps2","definition":"\n\u003cp\u003eThe gathering and interactions of peoples, cultures, and ideas\u003c/p\u003e\n"},"hrps1":{"id":"hrps1","definition":"\n\u003cp\u003eChange and continuity in American democracy: ideas, institutions, events, key figures, and controversies\u003c/p\u003e\n"},"explain-percentiles":{"id":"explain-percentiles","definition":"\n\u003ch3 class=\"is-style-basic-heading\"\u003eExplain percentiles\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn NAEP, the percentile is defined by the percentage of students scoring lower than a particular scale score. For example, if the 25th percentile is 281, it means that 25 percent of the students scored below 281. Percentile data show the NAEP scale score attained by students performing at higher, middle, and lower ranges of the distribution. Percentile changes over time help indicate trends in how students perform at higher and lower levels.\u003c/p\u003e\n"},"explain-percentiles-mathematics-g4":{"id":"explain-percentiles-mathematics-g4","definition":"\n\u003ch3 class=\"is-style-basic-heading\"\u003eExplain percentiles\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eTK. Mathematics - G4.\u003c/p\u003e\n"},"explain-percentiles-mathematics-g8":{"id":"explain-percentiles-mathematics-g8","definition":"\n\u003ch3 class=\"is-style-basic-heading\"\u003eExplain percentiles\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eTK. Mathematics - G8.\u003c/p\u003e\n"},"explain-percentiles-reading-g8":{"id":"explain-percentiles-reading-g8","definition":"\n\u003ch3 class=\"is-style-basic-heading\"\u003eExplain percentiles\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eTK. Reading - G8.\u003c/p\u003e\n"},"explain-percentiles-reading-g4":{"id":"explain-percentiles-reading-g4","definition":"\n\u003ch3 class=\"is-style-basic-heading\"\u003eExplain percentiles\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eTK. Reading - G4.\u003c/p\u003e\n"},"civics-naep-advanced-g8":{"id":"civics-naep-advanced-g8","definition":"\n\u003cp\u003eAn example of what eighth-graders performing at the \u003cem\u003eNAEP Advanced \u003c/em\u003elevel can likely do is analyze the functions of the three branches of government, and identify the roles, purposes, and limitations of international organizations. Learn more about the \u003cem\u003eNAEP Advanced \u003c/em\u003eachievement level \u003ca href=\"https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/civics/achieve.aspx#grade8\"\u003ehere\u003c/a\u003e. \u003c/p\u003e\n"},"civics-naep-basic-g8":{"id":"civics-naep-basic-g8","definition":"\n\u003cp\u003eAn example of what eighth-graders performing at the \u003cem\u003eNAEP Basic\u003c/em\u003e level can likely do is identify equality under law, consent of the governed, and natural rights. Learn more about the \u003cem\u003eNAEP Basic \u003c/em\u003eachievement level \u003ca href=\"https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/civics/achieve.aspx#grade8\"\u003ehere\u003c/a\u003e. \u003c/p\u003e\n"},"civics-naep-proficient-g8":{"id":"civics-naep-proficient-g8","definition":"\n\u003cp\u003eAn example of what eighth-graders performing at the \u003cem\u003eNAEP Proficient \u003c/em\u003elevel can likely do is draw conclusions from sources to describe the foundations of American democracy. Learn more about the \u003cem\u003eNAEP Proficient \u003c/em\u003eachievement level \u003ca href=\"https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/civics/achieve.aspx#grade8\"\u003ehere\u003c/a\u003e. \u003c/p\u003e\n"},"history-naep-advanced-g8":{"id":"history-naep-advanced-g8","definition":"\n\u003cp\u003eAn example of what eighth-graders performing at the \u003cem\u003eNAEP Advanced \u003c/em\u003elevel can likely do is analyze primary and secondary sources to contextualize and explain historical ideas and events. Learn more about the \u003cem\u003eNAEP Advanced \u003c/em\u003eachievement level \u003ca href=\"https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/ushistory/achieve.aspx#grade8\"\u003ehere\u003c/a\u003e. \u003c/p\u003e\n"},"history-naep-proficient-g8":{"id":"history-naep-proficient-g8","definition":"\n\u003cp\u003eAn example of what eighth-graders performing at the \u003cem\u003eNAEP Proficient \u003c/em\u003elevel can likely do is read and interpret primary and secondary sources to make inferences and draw conclusions. Learn more about the \u003cem\u003eNAEP Proficient\u003c/em\u003e achievement level \u003ca href=\"https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/ushistory/achieve.aspx#grade8\"\u003ehere\u003c/a\u003e. \u003c/p\u003e\n"},"history-naep-basic-g8":{"id":"history-naep-basic-g8","definition":"\n\u003cp\u003eAn example of what eighth-graders performing at the \u003cem\u003eNAEP Basic\u003c/em\u003e level can likely do is identify simple historical concepts in primary or secondary sources. Learn more about the \u003cem\u003eNAEP Basic\u003c/em\u003e achievement level \u003ca href=\"https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/ushistory/achieve.aspx#grade8\"\u003ehere\u003c/a\u003e. \u003c/p\u003e\n"},"higher-performing-students":{"id":"higher-performing-students","definition":"\n\u003ch4 class=\"is-style-basic-heading\"\u003eHigher-Performing Students\u003c/h4\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eIncludes all values representing student performance at or above the upper quartile (75th percentile). NAEP scores are typically reported at the 75th and 90th percentiles to show the progress made by higher-performing students.\u003c/p\u003e\n"},"lower-performing-students":{"id":"lower-performing-students","definition":"\n\u003ch4 class=\"is-style-basic-heading\"\u003eLower-performing students\u003c/h4\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eIncludes all values representing student performance at or below the lower quartile (25th percentile). NAEP scores are typically reported at the 10th and 25th percentiles to show the progress made by lower-performing students.\u003c/p\u003e\n"},"assessment-year-rm-highlights":{"id":"assessment-year-rm-highlights","definition":"\n\u003ch3 class=\"is-style-basic-heading\"\u003eAssessment year\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe main NAEP assessments were first administered in 1990 for mathematics and in 1992 for reading. The NAEP mathematics and reading assessments are typically administered every two years (with some exceptions for adjustments) to monitor the academic performance of students. Mathematics and reading results for all NAEP assessment years are available in the \u003ca href=\"https://www.nationsreportcard.gov/ndecore/landing\"\u003e\u003cu\u003eNAEP Data Explorer\u003c/u\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n"},"ltt-school-instruction-mode":{"id":"ltt-school-instruction-mode","definition":"\n\u003cp\u003eIn this school year, how was class instruction organized?\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eClasses normally taught in person moved to a distance learning format.\u003cbr\u003eNot applicable | None of the classes | Some of the classes|About half of the classes | More than half of the classes | All or almost all of the classes\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor last school year, how was class instruction organized?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eClasses normally taught in person moved to a distance learning format.\u003cbr\u003eNot applicable | None of the classes | Some of the classes | About half of the classes | More than half of the classes | All or almost all of the classes\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n"},"ltt-students-learned-remotely":{"id":"ltt-students-learned-remotely","definition":"\n\u003cp\u003eDuring the last school year, did you ever attend school from home or somewhere else outside of school because of the COVID-19 outbreak?\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eYes | No | I do not remember\u003c/p\u003e\n"},"mathematics-naep-basic-g12":{"id":"mathematics-naep-basic-g12","definition":"\n\u003cp\u003eAn example of what twelfth-grade students performing at the \u003cem\u003eNAEP Basic\u003c/em\u003e level can likely do is \u003cstrong\u003edetermine probabilities of simple events from 2-way tables and verbal descriptions\u003c/strong\u003e. Learn more about the \u003cem\u003eNAEP Basic\u003c/em\u003e achievement level \u003ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/mathematics/achieve.aspx#grade12\"\u003ehere\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n"},"mathematics-naep-proficient-g12":{"id":"mathematics-naep-proficient-g12","definition":"\n\u003cp\u003eAn example of what twelfth-grade students performing at the \u003cem\u003eNAEP Proficient\u003c/em\u003e level can likely do is \u003cstrong\u003edistinguish between, find, and compare experimental and theoretical probabilities.\u003c/strong\u003e Learn more about the \u003cem\u003eNAEP Proficient\u003c/em\u003e achievement level \u003ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/mathematics/achieve.aspx#grade12\"\u003ehere\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n"},"mathematics-naep-advanced-g12":{"id":"mathematics-naep-advanced-g12","definition":"\n\u003cp\u003eAn example of what twelfth-grade performing at the \u003cem\u003eNAEP Advanced\u003c/em\u003e level can likely do is \u003cstrong\u003ecreate data displays, including 2-way tables and boxplots, given data or summary statistics.\u003c/strong\u003e Learn more about the \u003cem\u003eNAEP Advanced \u003c/em\u003eachievement level \u003ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/mathematics/achieve.aspx#grade12\"\u003ehere\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n"},"mathematics-naep-basic-g8":{"id":"mathematics-naep-basic-g8","definition":"\n\u003cp\u003eAn example of what eighth-grade students performing at the \u003cem\u003eNAEP Basic\u003c/em\u003e level can likely do is \u003cstrong\u003efind a missing angle in a triangle given two angles and understand that angles of a triangle add to 180 degrees\u003c/strong\u003e. Learn more about the \u003cem\u003eNAEP Basic\u003c/em\u003e achievement level \u003ca href=\"https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/mathematics/achieve.aspx#grade8\"\u003ehere\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n"},"mathematics-naep-proficient-g8":{"id":"mathematics-naep-proficient-g8","definition":"\n\u003cp\u003eAn example of what eighth-grade students performing at the \u003cem\u003eNAEP Proficient \u003c/em\u003elevel can likely do is \u003cstrong\u003eapply problem-solving strategies to solve Pythagorean Theorem problems\u003c/strong\u003e. Learn more about the \u003cem\u003eNAEP Proficient\u003c/em\u003e achievement level \u003ca href=\"https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/mathematics/achieve.aspx#grade8\"\u003ehere\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n"},"mathematics-naep-advanced-g8":{"id":"mathematics-naep-advanced-g8","definition":"\n\u003cp\u003eAn example of what eighth-grade performing at the \u003cem\u003eNAEP Advanced \u003c/em\u003elevel can likely do is \u003cstrong\u003edetermine relative positions of points using the geometric ideas of midpoint involving directionality on the coordinate plane.\u003c/strong\u003e Learn more about the \u003cem\u003eNAEP Advanced \u003c/em\u003eachievement level \u003ca href=\"https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/mathematics/achieve.aspx#grade8\"\u003ehere\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n"},"reading-naep-basic-g12":{"id":"reading-naep-basic-g12","definition":"\n\u003cp\u003eAn example of what twelfth-grade students performing at the \u003cem\u003eNAEP Basic\u003c/em\u003e level can likely do is \u003cstrong\u003euse context that is in close proximity to an unknown word or phrase to determine meaning.\u003c/strong\u003e Learn more about the \u003cem\u003eNAEP Basic\u003c/em\u003e achievement level \u003ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/reading/achieve.aspx#grade12\"\u003ehere\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n"},"reading-naep-proficient-g12":{"id":"reading-naep-proficient-g12","definition":"\n\u003cp\u003eAn example of what twelfth-grade students performing at the \u003cem\u003eNAEP Proficient\u003c/em\u003e level can likely do is \u003cstrong\u003einfer the meaning of words from direct and indirect context in literary text and explain the impact of those words.\u003c/strong\u003e Learn more about the \u003cem\u003eNAEP Proficient\u003c/em\u003e achievement level \u003ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/reading/achieve.aspx#grade12\"\u003ehere\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n"},"reading-naep-advanced-g12":{"id":"reading-naep-advanced-g12","definition":"\n\u003cp\u003eAn example of what twelfth-grade students performing at the \u003cem\u003eNAEP Advanced\u003c/em\u003e level can likely do is \u003cstrong\u003euse complex strategies to navigate the literal, figurative, and implicit meaning of literary texts, including the analysis of author's choices, word choice, and language.\u003c/strong\u003e Learn more about the \u003cem\u003eNAEP Advanced \u003c/em\u003eachievement level \u003ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/reading/achieve.aspx#grade12\"\u003ehere\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n"},"reading-naep-basic-g8":{"id":"reading-naep-basic-g8","definition":"\n\u003cp\u003eAn example of what eighth-grade students performing at the \u003cem\u003eNAEP Basic\u003c/em\u003e level can likely do is \u003cstrong\u003edetermine the main idea or purpose of the informational text using explicit features from the text.\u003c/strong\u003e Learn more about the \u003cem\u003eNAEP Basic\u003c/em\u003e achievement level \u003ca href=\"https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/reading/achieve.aspx#2009_grade8\"\u003ehere\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n"},"reading-naep-proficient-g8":{"id":"reading-naep-proficient-g8","definition":"\n\u003cp\u003eAn example of what eighth-grade students performing at the \u003cem\u003eNAEP Proficient\u003c/em\u003e level can likely do is \u003cstrong\u003eoffer an opinion about the evidence an author uses to support a claim or argument in informational text.\u003c/strong\u003e Learn more about the \u003cem\u003eNAEP Proficient\u003c/em\u003e achievement level \u003ca href=\"https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/reading/achieve.aspx#2009_grade8\"\u003ehere\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n"},"reading-naep-advanced-g8":{"id":"reading-naep-advanced-g8","definition":"\n\u003cp\u003eAn example of what eighth-grade students performing at the \u003cem\u003eNAEP Advanced\u003c/em\u003e level can likely do is \u003cstrong\u003esynthesize information across related informational texts and fully support their ideas with evidence from both texts.\u003c/strong\u003e Learn more about the \u003cem\u003eNAEP Advanced \u003c/em\u003eachievement level \u003ca href=\"https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/reading/achieve.aspx#2009_grade8\"\u003ehere\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n"},"reading-naep-basic-g4":{"id":"reading-naep-basic-g4","definition":"\n\u003cp\u003eAn example of what fourth-grade performing at the \u003cem\u003eNAEP Basic\u003c/em\u003e level can likely do is \u003cstrong\u003emake a general reference to an appropriate section of literary text or provide some support for ideas related to the plot or characters.\u003c/strong\u003e Learn more about the \u003cem\u003eNAEP Basic\u003c/em\u003e achievement level \u003ca href=\"https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/reading/achieve.aspx#2009_grade4\"\u003ehere\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n"},"reading-naep-proficient-g4":{"id":"reading-naep-proficient-g4","definition":"\n\u003cp\u003eAn example of what fourth-grade performing at the \u003cem\u003eNAEP Proficient\u003c/em\u003e level can likely do is \u003cstrong\u003eidentify the key events to determine main idea and make complex inferences about the characters’ actions, motivations, or feelings, using relevant evidence within or across literary texts.\u003c/strong\u003e Learn more about the \u003cem\u003eNAEP Proficient\u003c/em\u003e achievement level \u003ca href=\"https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/reading/achieve.aspx#2009_grade4\"\u003ehere\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n"},"reading-naep-advanced-g4":{"id":"reading-naep-advanced-g4","definition":"\n\u003cp\u003eAn example of what fourth-grade performing at the \u003cem\u003eNAEP Advanced\u003c/em\u003e level can likely do is \u003cstrong\u003eidentify relevant details to support a detailed judgment about a character and infer a character’s development from the beginning of the literary text to the end.\u003c/strong\u003e Learn more about the \u003cem\u003eNAEP Advanced \u003c/em\u003eachievement level \u003ca href=\"https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/reading/achieve.aspx#2009_grade4\"\u003ehere\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n"},"mathematics-naep-basic-g4":{"id":"mathematics-naep-basic-g4","definition":"\n\u003cp\u003eAn example of what fourth-grade students performing at the \u003cem\u003eNAEP Basic\u003c/em\u003e level can likely do is \u003cstrong\u003edetermine place value of whole numbers up to hundred thousands. \u003c/strong\u003eLearn more about the \u003cem\u003eNAEP Basic\u003c/em\u003e achievement level \u003ca href=\"https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/mathematics/achieve.aspx#grade4\"\u003ehere\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n"},"mathematics-naep-proficient-g4":{"id":"mathematics-naep-proficient-g4","definition":"\n\u003cp\u003eAn example of what fourth-grade students performing at the \u003cem\u003eNAEP Proficient \u003c/em\u003elevel can likely do is \u003cstrong\u003edemonstrate an understanding of the relationships between the four operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division)\u003c/strong\u003e. Learn more about the \u003cem\u003eNAEP Proficient\u003c/em\u003e achievement level \u003ca href=\"https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/mathematics/achieve.aspx#grade4\"\u003ehere\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n"},"mathematics-naep-advanced-g4":{"id":"mathematics-naep-advanced-g4","definition":"\n\u003cp\u003eAn example of what fourth-grade students performing at the \u003cem\u003eNAEP Advanced \u003c/em\u003elevel can likely do is \u003cstrong\u003ecompare and order whole numbers, fractions, and decimals to hundredths\u003c/strong\u003e. Learn more about the \u003cem\u003eNAEP Advanced \u003c/em\u003eachievement level \u003ca href=\"https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/mathematics/achieve.aspx#grade4\"\u003ehere\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n"},"explain-percentiles-ltt-age-9":{"id":"explain-percentiles-ltt-age-9","definition":"\n\u003ch3 class=\"is-style-basic-heading\"\u003eExplain percentiles\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eA percentile score in NAEP is a number where a certain percentage of students fall below that number. For example, in the 2022 long-term trend (LTT) reading assessment, the tenth percentile of 9-year-old reading score was 155. This means that in 2022, ten percent of 9-year-old students had NAEP LTT reading scores below 155, while 90 percent scored at or above 155.\u003c/p\u003e\n"},"assessment-year":{"id":"assessment-year","definition":"\n\u003ch3 class=\"is-style-basic-heading\"\u003eAssessment year\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe NAEP long-term trend (LTT) assessments were first administered in 1971 for reading and in 1973 for mathematics. Since the early 1970s, the LTT assessments are typically administered every four years (with some exceptions for adjustments) to monitor the academic performance of students. Results for all LTT assessment years are available in the \u003ca href=\"/ndecore/xplore/ltt\"\u003eNAEP Data Explorer\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n"},"scale-score":{"id":"scale-score","definition":"\n\u003ch3 class=\"is-style-basic-heading\"\u003eScale score\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eA score, derived from student responses to assessment items, that summarizes the overall level of performance attained by students. While NAEP does not produce scale scores for individual students, NAEP does produce summary statistics describing scale scores for groups of students. NAEP subject area scales typically range from 0 to 500 (reading, mathematics, U.S. history, and geography) or from 0 to 300 (science, writing, and civics).\u003c/p\u003e\n"},"reading-level-150":{"id":"reading-level-150","definition":"\n\u003ch3 class=\"is-style-basic-heading\"\u003eLevel 150\u003cbr\u003eCarry Out Simple, Discrete Reading Tasks\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders at this level can follow brief written directions. They can also select words, phrases, or sentences to describe a simple picture and can interpret simple written clues to identify a common object. Performance at this level suggests the ability to carry out simple, discrete reading tasks.\u003c/p\u003e\n"},"reading-level-200":{"id":"reading-level-200","definition":"\n\u003ch3 class=\"is-style-basic-heading\"\u003eLevel 200\u003cbr\u003eDemonstrate Partially Developed Skills and Understanding\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders at this level can locate and identify facts from simple informational paragraphs, stories, and news articles. In addition, they can combine ideas and make inferences based on short, uncomplicated passages. Performance at this level suggests the ability to understand specific or sequentially related information.\u003c/p\u003e\n"},"reading-level-250":{"id":"reading-level-250","definition":"\n\u003ch3 class=\"is-style-basic-heading\"\u003eLevel 250\u003cbr\u003eInterrelate Ideas and Make Generalizations\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders at this level use intermediate skills and strategies to search for, locate, and organize the information they find in relatively lengthy passages and can recognize paraphrases of what they have read. They can also make inferences and reach generalizations about main ideas and the author's purpose from passages dealing with literature, science, and social studies. Performance at this level suggests the ability to search for specific information, interrelate ideas, and make generalizations.\u003c/p\u003e\n"},"mathematics-level-250":{"id":"mathematics-level-250","definition":"\n\u003ch3 class=\"is-style-basic-heading\"\u003eLevel 250\u003cbr\u003eNumerical Operations and Beginning Problem Solving\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eStudents at this level have an initial understanding of the four basic operations. They are able to apply whole number addition and subtraction skills to one-step word problems and money situations. In multiplication, they can find the product of a two-digit and a one-digit number. They can also compare information from graphs and charts, and are developing an ability to analyze simple logical relations.\u003c/p\u003e\n"},"mathematics-level-200":{"id":"mathematics-level-200","definition":"\n\u003ch3 class=\"is-style-basic-heading\"\u003eLevel 200\u003cbr\u003eBeginning Skills and Understandings\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eStudents at this level have considerable understanding of two-digit numbers. They can add two-digit numbers but are still developing an ability to regroup in subtraction. They know some basic multiplication and division facts, recognize relations among coins, can read information from charts and graphs, and use simple measurement instruments. They are developing some reasoning skills.\u003c/p\u003e\n"},"mathematics-level-150":{"id":"mathematics-level-150","definition":"\n\u003ch3 class=\"is-style-basic-heading\"\u003eLevel 150\u003cbr\u003eSimple Arithmetic Facts\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eStudents at this level know some basic addition and subtraction facts, and most can add two-digit numbers without regrouping. They recognize simple situations in which addition and subtraction apply. They also are developing rudimentary classification skills.\u003c/p\u003e\n"},"explain-percentiles-science-g12":{"id":"explain-percentiles-science-g12","definition":"\n\u003ch3 class=\"is-style-basic-heading\"\u003eExplain percentiles\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003ePercentile data show the NAEP scale scores of students performing within lower, middle, and higher ranges of performance on an assessment. The percentile represents the percentage of students scoring below a selected scale score. For example, as shown in the chart, the 10th percentile scale score in 2019 is 100, which indicates that 10 percent of twelfth-grade students scored below 100 on the NAEP science assessment.\u003c/p\u003e\n"},"explain-percentiles-science-g8":{"id":"explain-percentiles-science-g8","definition":"\n\u003ch3 class=\"is-style-basic-heading\"\u003eExplain percentiles\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003ePercentile data show the NAEP scale scores of students performing within lower, middle, and higher ranges of performance on an assessment. The percentile represents the percentage of students scoring below a selected scale score. For example, as shown in the chart, the 10th percentile scale score in 2019 is 106, which indicates that 10 percent of eighth-grade students scored below 106 on the NAEP science assessment.\u003c/p\u003e\n"},"explain-percentiles-science-g4":{"id":"explain-percentiles-science-g4","definition":"\n\u003ch3 class=\"is-style-basic-heading\"\u003eExplain percentiles\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003ePercentile data show the NAEP scale scores of students performing within lower, middle, and higher ranges of performance on an assessment. The percentile represents the percentage of students scoring below a selected scale score. For example, as shown in the chart, the 10th percentile scale score in 2019 is 103, which indicates that 10 percent of fourth-grade students scored below 103 on the NAEP science assessment.\u003c/p\u003e\n"},"revised-assessment-format":{"id":"revised-assessment-format","definition":"\n\u003ch3 class=\"is-style-basic-heading\"\u003eRevised assessment format\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe revised assessment format uses more current assessment procedures and content introduced in 2004. The 2004 revisions aligned the long-term trend assessment with assessment practices and policies applicable to the NAEP main assessments. As a result of the revisions, both revised and original assessment formats were administered in 2004 for the purpose of maintaining the trend line. See more information about \u003ca href=\"https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/ltt/bridge_study.aspx\"\u003ethe assessment format and changes made to the long-term trend assessment.\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n"},"original-assessment-format":{"id":"original-assessment-format","definition":"\n\u003ch3 class=\"is-style-basic-heading\"\u003eOriginal assessment format\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe original assessment format of long-term trend assessments was used from the 1970s until 2004. In 2004, changes were made that resulted in a revised assessment format. See more information about \u003ca href=\"https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/ltt/bridge_study.aspx\"\u003ethe assessment format and changes made to the long-term trend assessment.\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n"},"1971-reading-note":{"id":"1971-reading-note","definition":"\n\u003cp\u003eReading long-term trend results were first available in 1975 for Hispanic students and students whose race/ethnicity was classified as “Other.” Therefore, the results shown in the 1971 section for these students are from the 1975 assessment.\u003c/p\u003e\n"},"block":{"id":"block","definition":"\n\u003cp\u003eA group of assessment items created by dividing the item pool for an age or grade into subsets. Blocks are used in the implementation of the BIB spiral sample design.\u003c/p\u003e\n"},"students-with-disabilities-sd":{"id":"students-with-disabilities-sd","definition":"\n\u003ch3 class=\"is-style-basic-heading\"\u003eStudents with disabilities (SD)\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eA student with a disability may need specially designed instruction to meet his or her learning goals. A student with a disability will usually have an Individualized Education Plan (IEP), which guides his or her special education instruction. Students with disabilities are often referred to as special education students and may be classified by their school as learning disabled (LD) or emotionally disturbed (ED). The goal of NAEP is that students who are capable of participating meaningfully in the assessment are assessed, but some students with disabilities selected by NAEP may not be able to participate, even with the accommodations provided.\u003c/p\u003e\n"},"significantly-different-statistically-significant-statistically-significant-difference":{"id":"significantly-different-statistically-significant-statistically-significant-difference","definition":"\n\u003ch3 class=\"is-style-basic-heading\"\u003eSignificantly different, statistically significant, statistically significant difference\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eStatistical tests are conducted to determine whether the changes or differences between two result numbers are statistically significant. The term \"significant\" does not imply a judgment about the absolute magnitude or educational relevance of changes in student performance. Rather, it is used to indicate that the observed changes are not likely to be associated with sampling and measurement error, but are statistically dependable population differences. NAEP uses widely accepted statistical standards in analyzing data. For instance, this website discusses only findings that are statistically significant at the .05 level. However, some differences that are statistically significant appear small, particularly in recent assessment years, when the sample sizes have been larger.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eNOTE: Differences between scale scores or percentages are calculated using unrounded values. In some instances, the result of the subtraction differs from what would be obtained by subtracting the rounded values shown in the accompanying figure or table.\u003c/p\u003e\n"},"selected-response-item":{"id":"selected-response-item","definition":"\n\u003ch3 class=\"is-style-basic-heading\"\u003eSelected-response question\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eA digitally based assessment question in which students read a question and are presented with a set of options from which they choose one or more correct answers. This format includes questions such as multiple response, matching, grid, zone, and in-line choice.\u003c/p\u003e\n"},"scaling":{"id":"scaling","definition":"\n\u003ch3 class=\"is-style-basic-heading\"\u003eScaling\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe process of assigning numbers to reflect students' performance on an assessment. In NAEP, scaling is based on Item Response Theory (IRT) and results in a scale score for each subject area that can be used to summarize levels of performance attained by particular groups of students.\u003c/p\u003e\n"},"sample":{"id":"sample","definition":"\n\u003ch3 class=\"is-style-basic-heading\"\u003eSample\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eA subset of a population whose characteristics are studied to gain information about the entire population. NAEP assesses a representative sample of students each year, rather than the entire population of students.\u003c/p\u003e\n"},"naep-proficient":{"id":"naep-proficient","definition":"\n\u003ch3 class=\"is-style-basic-heading\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eNAEP Proficient\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis level represents solid academic performance for each NAEP assessment. Students reaching this level have demonstrated competency over challenging subject matter, including subject-matter knowledge, application of such knowledge to real world situations, and analytical skills appropriate to the subject matter.\u003c/p\u003e\n"},"pilot-test":{"id":"pilot-test","definition":"\n\u003ch3 class=\"is-style-basic-heading\"\u003ePilot test\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eA pretest of items to obtain information regarding clarity, difficulty levels, timing, feasibility, and special administrative situations. The pilot test is performed before revising and selecting the items to be used in the assessment, or in the case of math and reading at grades 4 and 8, before selecting items to be used in the field test.\u003c/p\u003e\n"},"omitted-response":{"id":"omitted-response","definition":"\n\u003ch3 class=\"is-style-basic-heading\"\u003eOmitted response\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eA missing response prior to the last observed response; this is considered an intentional behavior. This term is contrasted with the term not reached.\u003c/p\u003e\n"},"off-task-response":{"id":"off-task-response","definition":"\n\u003ch3 class=\"is-style-basic-heading\"\u003eOff-task response\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eA response that is unrelated to the question being posed; differs from an incorrect response to the question or an omitted response.\u003c/p\u003e\n"},"national-school-lunch-program-nslp":{"id":"national-school-lunch-program-nslp","definition":"\n\u003ch3 class=\"is-style-basic-heading\"\u003eNational School Lunch Program (NSLP)\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eA federally assisted meal program that provides low-cost or free lunches to eligible students. It is sometimes referred to as the free/reduced-price lunch program. Free lunches are offered to those students whose family incomes are at or below 130 percent of the poverty level; reduced-price lunches are offered to those students whose family incomes are between 130 percent and 185 percent of the poverty level.\u003c/p\u003e\n"},"nonresponse":{"id":"nonresponse","definition":"\n\u003ch3 class=\"is-style-basic-heading\"\u003eNonresponse\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe failure to obtain responses or measurements for all sample elements.\u003c/p\u003e\n"},"item-response-theory-irt":{"id":"item-response-theory-irt","definition":"\n\u003ch3 class=\"is-style-basic-heading\"\u003eItem Response Theory (IRT)\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eTest analysis procedures that assume a mathematical model for the probability that an examinee will respond correctly to a specific test question, given the examinee's overall performance and characteristics of the questions on the test.\u003c/p\u003e\n"},"field-test":{"id":"field-test","definition":"\n\u003ch3 class=\"is-style-basic-heading\"\u003eField test\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eItems in NAEP mathematics and reading assessments at grades 4 and 8 go through two phases of pretesting: pilot testing and field testing. A field test is the second phase of pretesting and is given one year prior to the operational NAEP assessment. After the field test, the development for the assessment instruments for the following year is finalized. The instruments are then administered to a nationally representative sample of students, and the analytical steps for estimating the distribution parameters of items by population and reporting groups are conducted. NOTE: Previously, the term \"field test\" referred to the first phase of item pretesting in all NAEP subject-area assessments. However, beginning with the 2003 assessments, the term applies only to reading and mathematics. The phase of pretesting formerly referred to as a field test, beginning in 2003 and for all future assessments, will be referred to as the \"pilot test.\" All items in NAEP assessments are pilot tested, but only reading and mathematics are field tested.\u003c/p\u003e\n"},"factor-analysis":{"id":"factor-analysis","definition":"\n\u003ch3 class=\"is-style-basic-heading\"\u003eFactor analysis\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eA procedure that provides an explanation of the relationships among variables in terms of a smaller number of unobserved variables called factors.\u003c/p\u003e\n"},"english-learners-el":{"id":"english-learners-el","definition":"\n\u003ch3 class=\"is-style-basic-heading\"\u003eEnglish learners (EL)\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eA term used to describe students who are in the process of acquiring English language skills and knowledge. Some schools refer to these students using the term limited-English-proficient (LEP). \"Limited English Proficient\" is also the terminology used in NAEP technical documentation prior to the 2005 NAEP assessment.\u003c/p\u003e\n"},"convergent-and-discriminant-validity":{"id":"convergent-and-discriminant-validity","definition":"\n\u003ch3 class=\"is-style-basic-heading\"\u003eConvergent and Discriminant Validity\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eConvergent validity is a type of construct validity where it is shown that assessment scores have a high correlation with other scores that should be related to the assessment of interest; in contrast, discriminant validity shows that assessment scores have a low correlation with other scores that should not be related to the assessment of interest.\u003c/p\u003e\n"},"cut-score":{"id":"cut-score","definition":"\n\u003ch3 class=\"is-style-basic-heading\"\u003eCut score\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe minimum score required for performance at each NAEP achievement level. NAEP cut scores are determined through a standard-setting process that convenes a cross-section of educators and interested citizens from across the nation. The group determines what students should know and be able to do relative to a body of content reflected in the framework. The National Assessment Governing Board then adopts a set of cut scores on the scale that defines the lower boundaries of \u003cem\u003eNAEP Basic\u003c/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNAEP Proficient\u003c/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eNAEP Advanced\u003c/em\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n"},"constructed-response-item":{"id":"constructed-response-item","definition":"\n\u003ch3 class=\"is-style-basic-heading\"\u003eConstructed-response question\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eA non-multiple-choice question that requires some type of written or verbal response.\u003c/p\u003e\n"},"construct":{"id":"construct","definition":"\n\u003ch3 class=\"is-style-basic-heading\"\u003eConstruct\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn abstract image, idea, or theory, especially a complex one, formed from a number of simpler observable elements. Constructs represent ideas constructed by scientists to help summarize a group of related phenomena or objects.\u003c/p\u003e\n"},"bias":{"id":"bias","definition":"\n\u003ch3 class=\"is-style-basic-heading\"\u003eBias\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn statistics, the difference between the expected value of an estimator and the population parameter being estimated. If the average value of the estimator across all possible samples (the estimator's expected value) equals the parameter being estimated, the estimator is said to be unbiased; otherwise, the estimator is biased.\u003c/p\u003e\n"},"naep-basic":{"id":"naep-basic","definition":"\n\u003ch3 class=\"is-style-basic-heading\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eNAEP Basic\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis level denotes partial mastery of prerequisite knowledge and skills that are fundamental for performance at the \u003cem\u003eNAEP Proficient\u003c/em\u003e level.\u003c/p\u003e\n"},"naep-advanced":{"id":"naep-advanced","definition":"\n\u003ch3 class=\"is-style-basic-heading\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eNAEP Advanced\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis level signifies superior performance beyond \u003cem\u003eNAEP Proficient\u003c/em\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n"},"science-naep-basic-g12":{"id":"science-naep-basic-g12","definition":"\n\u003cp\u003eTwelfth-grade students performing at the \u003cem\u003eNAEP Basic\u003c/em\u003e level should be able to describe, measure, classify, explain, and predict phenomena at multiple scales, from atomic/molecular to interstellar. They should be able to design and critique observational and experimental studies, and be able to propose and critique solutions to problems at local or regional scales. Learn more about the \u003ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/science/achieve.aspx\"\u003escience achievement-level descriptions\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n"},"science-naep-basic-g8":{"id":"science-naep-basic-g8","definition":"\n\u003cp\u003eEighth-grade students performing at the \u003cem\u003eNAEP Basic\u003c/em\u003e level should be able to state or recognize correct science principles. They should be able to explain and predict observations of natural phenomena at multiple scales, from microscopic to global. Students should be able to design observational and experimental investigations and be able to propose and critique the scientific validity of alternative individual and local community responses to design problems. Learn more about the \u003ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/science/achieve.aspx\"\u003escience achievement-level descriptions\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n"},"science-naep-basic-g4":{"id":"science-naep-basic-g4","definition":"\n\u003cp\u003eFourth-grade students performing at the \u003cem\u003eNAEP Basic\u003c/em\u003e level should be able to describe, measure, and classify familiar objects in the world around them, as well as explain and make predictions about familiar processes. They should be able to critique simple observational studies and look for patterns in their observations. Students should also be able to propose and critique alternative solutions to problems involving familiar systems and processes. Learn more about the \u003ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/science/achieve.aspx\"\u003escience achievement-level descriptions\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n"},"science-naep-proficient-g12":{"id":"science-naep-proficient-g12","definition":"\n\u003cp\u003eTwelfth-grade students performing at the \u003cem\u003eNAEP Proficient\u003c/em\u003e level should be able to demonstrate relationships and compare alternative models, predictions, and explanations. They should be able to design and critique observational and experimental studies controlling multiple variables, use scientific models to explain results, and choose among alternative conclusions. Students should be able to compare scientific costs or risks and benefits of alternative solutions to problems at local or regional scales. Learn more about the \u003ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/science/achieve.aspx\"\u003escience achievement-level descriptions\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n"},"science-naep-proficient-g8":{"id":"science-naep-proficient-g8","definition":"\n\u003cp\u003eEighth-grade students performing at the \u003cem\u003eNAEP Proficient\u003c/em\u003e level should be able to demonstrate relationships among closely related science principles. They should be able to explain and predict observations of phenomena at multiple scales, from microscopic to macroscopic and local to global. Students should also be able to use evidence from investigations in arguments that accept, revise, or reject scientific models and be able to use scientific criteria to propose and critique alternative individual and local community responses to design problems. Learn more about the \u003ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/science/achieve.aspx\"\u003escience achievement-level descriptions\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n"},"science-naep-proficient-g4":{"id":"science-naep-proficient-g4","definition":"\n\u003cp\u003eFourth-grade students performing at the \u003cem\u003eNAEP Proficient\u003c/em\u003e level should be able to demonstrate relationships among closely related science concepts, as well as analyze alternative explanations or predictions. They should be able to identify patterns in data and/or explain these patterns. Students should also be able to identify and critique alternative responses to design problems. Learn more about the \u003ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/science/achieve.aspx\"\u003escience achievement-level descriptions\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n"},"science-naep-advanced-g12":{"id":"science-naep-advanced-g12","definition":"\n\u003cp\u003eTwelfth-grade students performing at the \u003cem\u003eNAEP Advanced\u003c/em\u003e level should be able to use alternative models to generate predictions and explanations. They should be able to design and critique investigations that relate data to alternative models of phenomena. Students should be able to compare costs or risks and benefits of alternative solutions to problems at local, regional, and global scales. Learn more about the \u003ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/science/achieve.aspx\"\u003escience achievement-level descriptions\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n"},"science-naep-advanced-g8":{"id":"science-naep-advanced-g8","definition":"\n\u003cp\u003eEighth-grade students performing at the \u003cem\u003eNAEP Advanced\u003c/em\u003e level should be able to develop alternative representations of science principles and explanations of observations. They should be able to design and critique investigations involving sampling processes, data quality review processes, and control of variables. Students should be able to propose and critique alternative solutions that reflect science-based trade-offs for addressing local and regional problems. Learn more about the \u003ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/science/achieve.aspx\"\u003escience achievement-level descriptions\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n"},"science-naep-advanced-g4":{"id":"science-naep-advanced-g4","definition":"\n\u003cp\u003eFourth-grade students performing at the \u003cem\u003eNAEP Advanced\u003c/em\u003e level should be able to demonstrate relationships among different representations of science principles, as well as propose alternative explanations or predictions of phenomena. They should be able to design studies that use sampling strategies to obtain evidence. Students should also be able to propose and critique alternative individual and local community responses to design problems. Learn more about the \u003ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/science/achieve.aspx\"\u003escience achievement-level descriptions\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n"},"test-naep-proficient":{"id":"test-naep-proficient","definition":"\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cpre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"\u003eWhat about some text here?\u003c/pre\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis level represents solid academic performance for each NAEP assessment. Students reaching this level have demonstrated competency over challenging subject matter, including subject-matter knowledge, application of such knowledge to real world situations, and analytical skills appropriate to the subject matter.\u003c/p\u003e\n"}}},"__N_SSG":true},"page":"/","query":{},"buildId":"Ku4GYtAHCdl5TtA0jc4Og","assetPrefix":"/reading","isFallback":false,"gsp":true,"scriptLoader":[]}</script></body></html>