The NAEP 1998 Technical Report

Title:	The NAEP 1998 Technical Report
Description:	This report provides details on the instrument development, sample design, data collection, and data analysis procedures for the 1998 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) in the subject areas of reading, writing, and civics. Nearly 448,000 public- and nonpublic-school students across the United States were assessed at the national (grades 4, 8, and 12) and state (grades 4 and 8) levels.
Online Availability:	Browse the Introduction of this report. Download, view and print Part I: The Design and Implementation of the 1998 NAEP (also includes front matter, Table of Contents, List of Tables & Figures, Acknowledgments, and Introduction) as a PDF file. (713KB) Download, view and print the 1998 NAEP Data Analysis Procedures section of Part II: The Analysis of 1998 NAEP Data as a PDF file. (555KB) Download, view and print the Reading Assessment section of Part II: The Analysis of 1998 NAEP Data as a PDF file. (753KB) Download, view and print the Writing and Civics Assessments sections of Part II: The Analysis of 1998 NAEP Data as a PDF file. (606KB) Download, view and print Appendices A - E as a PDF file. (488KB) Download, view and print Appendices F - K and References as a PDF file. (799KB) Download, view and print the complete report as a PDF file. (3,860KB) Need Help Viewing PDF files?
Cover Date:	June 2001
Web Release:	August 31, 2001
Print Release:	Currently only available online, print version forthcoming.
Publication #:	NCES 2001509 Order Your Free Copy Now From Ed Pubs General Ordering Information
Center/Program:	NCES
Authors:	N.L. Allen, J.R. Donoghue, and T.L. Schoeps
Type of Product:	Technical/Methodological
Survey/Program Areas:	National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
Keywords:	reading writing Civic participation NAEP Student assessment
Questions:	For questions about the content of this Technical/Methodological, please contact: Arnold Goldstein.

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