Includes bibliographical references (pages 49-55).
Funding
Develped for the National Assessment Governing Board under contract number ED-02-R-0007 by the American Institutes for Research.
Contents
1. NAEP overview -- Overview of NAEP reading assessment -- 2. Content and design of NAEP in reading. Texts on the NAEP reading assessment to be included -- LIterary text -- Informational text -- Characteristics of texts selected for inclusion -- Vocabulary on the NAEP reading assessment -- Cognitive targets -- Item types -- 3. Reporting results. No Child Left Behind provisions for NAEP reporting -- Achievement levels -- Reporting NAEP results -- Reporting state NAEP results -- Reporting trend data.
