The NAEP 1997 Arts Report Card: Eighth Grade Findings From the National Assessment of Educational Progress

Title:	The NAEP 1997 Arts Report Card: Eighth Grade Findings From the National Assessment of Educational Progress
Description:	The 1997 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Arts assessment measured students' literacy in the arts through their knowledge and skill in creating, performing, and responding to challenging, innovative test exercises. This report provides a variety of findings from that assessment. Readers should note that this report is intended to be used with a CD-ROM (NCES 1999-485) that contains the complete text of the report, as well as many more examples of student responses to assessment exercises.
Online Availability:	Executive Summary (includes front cover, title page, and other front matter; Acknowledgments; Table of Contents; and Executive Summary) (300KB) Chapter 1 - The NAEP 1997 Assessment in the Arts (309KB) Chapter 2 - Creating, Performing, and Responding in Music: A Close Look at the NAEP 1997 Music Assessment (973KB) Chapter 3 - Creating/Performing and Responding in Theatre: A Close Look at the NAEP 1997 Theatre Assessment (958KB) Chapter 4 - Creating and Responding in Visual Arts: A Close Look at the NAEP 1997 Visual Arts Assessment (1,090KB) Chapter 5 - Creating, Performing, and Responding in Dance: A Close Look at the Exercises for the NAEP 1997 Dance Assessment (450KB) Chapter 6 - Results for the Nation: Performance of Selected Student Subgroups in Music, Theatre, and Visual Arts (430KB) Chapter 7 - Contexts for Arts Education (620KB) Appendix A - Overview of Procedures Used for the NAEP 1997 Arts Assessment (351KB) Appendix B - Standard Error Tables (includes Appendix B; and back cover) (628KB) Need Help Viewing PDF files?
Cover Date:	November 1998
Web Release:	November 10, 1998
Print Release:	November 10, 1998
Publication #:	NCES 1999486 Order Your Free Copy Now From Ed Pubs General Ordering Information
Center/Program:	NCES
Authors:	Hillary Persky, Brent A. Sandene, Janice M. Askew
Type of Product:	Statistical Analysis Report
Survey/Program Areas:	National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
Keywords:	Achievement (student) Arts education NAEP
Questions:	For questions about the content of this Statistical Analysis Report, please contact: Sheida E. White.

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