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| Pub Number | Title |  Date |
|---|---|---|
| NCES 2002484 | The Nation's Report Card: Geography 2001
This report presents the results of the 2001 assessment in geography 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 geography 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 School 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 geography, including classroom practices and students' use of computers. The report also includes sample test questions and examples of student responses. |
6/21/2002 |
| NCES 2002485 | The Nation's Report Card: Geography Highlights 2001
This full-color publication uses a tabloid format to present highlights from the National Assessment of Educational Progress 2001 geography assessment. It describes the assessment content, presents major findings, and provides information about practices in school that are related to geography achievement. This publication also includes sample test questions and examples of student responses. |
6/21/2002 |
| NCES 97579 | Geography: What Do Students Know, and What Can They Do?
The 1994 NAEP geography assessment reflected new ideas abou the importance and content of geography instruction. It examined 4th-, 8th-, and 12th-grade students on their knowledge of geography and their ability to apply that knowledge to the solution of human problems. This issue of NAEPfacts discusses student performance near the 25th, 50th, and 90th percentiles for each grade, giving an overall picture of student abilities and limits. |
12/16/1996 |
| 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 96087 | NAEP 1994 Geography Report Card: Findings from the National Assessment of Educational Progress
The first thorough investigation of the geography learning of American children conducted by NAEP. |
6/11/1996 |
| NCES 96876 | Results From the NAEP Geography Assessment - At A Glance
A brief summary of results from the 1994 NAEP Geography Assessment. |
5/13/1996 |
| NCES 96810 | Focus on NAEP: 1994 NAEP Assessment in Geography
This issue of Focus on NAEP provides a context for understanding the NAEP Geography Assessment. It provides an overview of the framework from which the Geography Assessment was based. |
12/29/1995 |
| NCES 95807 | NAEP 1994 Geography: A First Look
This report provides a summary or "first look" of the NAEP 1994 Geography Assessment and of the information contained in the larger, full geography report which follows. |
10/17/1995 |
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