| Title: | Technical Report: NAEP 1996 State Assessment Program in Science |
| Description: | The NAEP 1996 State Assessment in science, in which 47 jurisidictions participated, measured what eighth-grade students know and can do in science. This report provides technical information about the assessment. It provides a description of the assessment design and gives an overview of the steps involved in the implementation of the program from the planning stages through to the analysis and reporting of the data. It does not provide results, but rather detailed information on the development of the cognitive and background questions, the field procedures, the creation of the database and data products for analysis, and the methods and procedures used for sampling, analysis, and reporting. |
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| Cover Date: | January 1998 |
| Web Release: | January 27, 1998 |
| Print Release: | January 27, 1998 |
| Publication #: | NCES 98480 General Ordering Information |
| Center/Program: | NCES |
| Authors: | Nancy L. Allen, Spencer S. Swinton, Steven P. Isham, and Christine A. Zelenak |
| Type of Product: | Technical/Methodological |
| Survey/Program Areas: |
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) |
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For questions about the content of this Technical/Methodological, please contact: Arnold Goldstein. |
