The NAEP Civics Achievement LevelsNAEP assessment results provide information about what students know and can do (see the NAEP civics scale). Additionally, NAEP provides information about what students should know and be able to do. This information comes from the NAEP achievement levels, which are intended to measure how well students' actual achievement matches the achievement desired of them. The National Assessment Governing Board, as directed by the NAEP legislation, has been developing achievement levels for NAEP since 1990. A broadly representative panel of teachers, education specialists, and members of the general public help define and review achievement levels. As provided by law, the achievement levels are to be used on a trial basis and should be interpreted with caution. There are three achievement levels for each grade assessed by NAEP (4, 8, and 12): Basic, Proficient, and Advanced. The following definitions apply to all subjects and all grades assessed by NAEP: Explore how the achievement levels were used to describe civics performance at all three grades. The National Assessment Governing Board site provides a reference booklet (928K PDF) with descriptions of the NAEP civics achievement levels, cut scores, and sample questions with illustrations of student knowledge and skills required within each achievement level.
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