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NAEP Administration Information

With each assessment, NAEP provides training and materials to assessment administrators to help guide their work with the schools participating in NAEP. In the following table, you can view the assessment team manuals from recent years in PDF format.

Year Assessment Administrator Manual
2007 Chapter 1: Understanding NAEP Materials(786K PDF)
Chapters 2-5: Preparing for Assessment Day (962K PDF)
Chapter 6: Completing Activities After the Assessment (831K PDF)
Appendix: Session Scripts (911K PDF)
2006 Chapter 1: Introduction to NAEP (185K PDF)
Chapter 2: Understanding NAEP Materials and Accommodations (910K PDF)
Chapter 3: Preparing for Assessment Day (257K PDF)
Chapter 4: Conducting Assessment Day Activities (538K PDF)
Appendix: Checklist of Tasks; Glossary; Sensitivity Training (226K PDF)
2005 Chapter 1: Introduction to NAEP (228K PDF)
Chapter 2: Understanding NAEP Materials and Accommodations (634K PDF)
Chapter 3: Preparing for Assessment Day (90K PDF)
Chapter 4: Conducting Assessment Day Activities  (469K PDF)
Chapter 5: Completing Assessment Day Activities (164K PDF)
Appendix: Checklist of Tasks; Glossary (228K PDF)

You may also be interested in viewing The NAEP Code of Ethics (35K PDF). This Code defines the principles that are the foundation for fair and accurate test administration and data collection. At the end of NAEP assessment administrator training, each staff member who will be involved in collection of NAEP data is asked to confirm his or her commitment to uphold the principles stated in the Code.


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