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 Pub Number  Title  Date
NCES 2002482 The Nation's Report Card: U.S. History Highlights 2001
This full-color publication uses a tabloid format to present highlights from the National Assessment of Educational Progress 2001 U.S. history assessment. It describes the assessment content, presents major findings, and provides information about practices in school that are related to U.S. history achievement. This publication also includes sample test questions and examples of student responses.
5/9/2002
NCES 2002483 The Nation's Report Card: U.S. History 2001
This report presents the results of the 2001 assessment in U.S. history from the National Assessment of Educational Progress. Comparisons are made to performance in the previous national assessment in 1994 at grades 4, 8, and 12. Student performance is reported in terms of average scale scores on the NAEP U.S. history scale and by the percentages of students who attained the achievement levels set by the National Assessment Governing Board (NAGB). In addition, the report presents percentile distributions and demographic subgroup results, including results by gender, race/ethnicity, region of the country, parents' highest level of education, school type, type of school location, and student eligibility for the free/reduced price lunch program. One chapter focuses on a second set of results that includes the performance of special-needs students who were permitted accommodations in the test administration. The report presents information on contexts for learning U.S. history, including classroom practices and students' use of computers. The report also includes sample test questions and examples of student responses.
5/9/2002
NCES 98533 1994 NAEP U.S. History Group Assessment
In 1994, NAEP administered U.S. history group projects to a limited number of students. The purpose of this study was to investigate the feasibility of groups assessment, and to gain practical experience in the design, development, administration, and scoring of such assessments. The report first describes the development and conduct of the study. It then discusses practical lessons learned, and makes recommendations regarding the future assessments of groups.
6/4/1999
NCES 96141 CD-ROM: NAEP Data on Disk 1994 Almanac Viewer
In 1994, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) assessed the reading, U.S. History, and geography knowledge and skills of nationally representative samples of students in grades 4, 8, and 12. NAEP also assessed representative samples of students from 44 states and jurisdictions in reading (grade 4). The 1994 NAEP Almanac Viewer is a DOS-based menu-driven search system for examining 1994 NAEP results. The almanacs are cross tabulations of important demographic subgroups such as gender, race/ethnicity, and parental education crossed with student proficiency data or background information from students, teachers, and schools.
10/30/1996
NCES 96869 Results From the NAEP 1994 U.S. History Assessment - At A Glance
A brief summary of results from the 1994 NAEP History Assessment.
5/21/1996
NCES 96085 NAEP 1994 U.S. History Report Card: Findings from the National Assessment of Educational Progress
Highlights student performance across a number of different constructed-response item formats based on a wide variety of primary and secondary historical materials.
5/21/1996
NCES 95806 NAEP 1994 History: A First Look
This report provides a summary or "first look" at the NAEP 1994 History Assessment and of the information contained in the larger, full history "report card."
11/30/1995
NCES 95809 Focus on NAEP: 1994 NAEP Assessment in U.S. History
This issue provides a context for understanding the NAEP U.S. History Assessment. It provides an overview of the framework from which the History Assessment was based.
10/30/1995
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