More About the NAEP Long-Term Trend AssessmentSince its inception in 1969, NAEP has served the important function of measuring our nation's educational progress by regularly administering various subject area assessments to nationally representative samples of students. The existence of the two national assessment programs—long-term trend NAEP and main NAEP—makes it possible to meet two important objectives:
The NAEP long-term trend assessments in reading and mathematics were administered throughout the nation in the 2008 school year to students aged 9, 13, and 17. Because the long-term trend program uses substantially the same assessments decade after decade, it has been possible to chart educational progress since 1971 in reading and 1973 in mathematics. Read how the long-term trend assessment was developed. The reading and mathematics trend assessments are composed of
The long-term trend assessment was updated in several ways in 2004. To ensure the comparability of the new assessment and the previous assessments, a bridge study was performed. Students taking the 2008 long-term trend assessment were given a background questionnaire to complete. The questionnaire provides NAEP staff with information on students' demographic characteristics, classroom experiences, and educational support. View the full long-term trend assessment report: NAEP 2008 Trends in Academic Progress. Learn more about the main NAEP assessment, the nation's only ongoing assessment of what students know and can do in various subject areas.
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