Got NAEP ?

Providing Nourishment for the Mind

Iris Garner, Ph.D., North Carolina NAEP Coordinator

Presentation Objectives  To provide background information about National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)  To showcase NAEP tools and highlights their benefits

Objective #1 

NAEP Background

Selection Criteria 

Reliability

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Availability

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Effectiveness

Selection 1

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Selection 2

18 grams of sugar

Selection 3

0 grams of sugar

Selection

Which option would you chose?

Desirable Option 

Consistent (reliable)

logically harmonious reasonably or

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Available (Obtainable)

able to be obtained or reached

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Nutrient (Effective)

causing a result, especially the desired or intended result

Consistent

Consistent  NAEP provides a common yardstick for measuring the progress of the students education across the country.

 Same Questions + Every State State Comparisons

Consistent   Grades: 4, 8 and 12 Subjects: Mathematics, Reading, Science and Writing  Results: National -- All assessments State -- Math, Reading, Science and Writing District -- Select Large Urban Districts

North Carolina Math Results  

2009 Math Grade 4

National Public average scale score 239| North Carolina average scale score 244

 North Carolina students performed statistically above the nation’s public school students (18 states and jurisdictions performed similar to North Carolina).

 4 states and jurisdictions out performed North Carolina.

North Carolina Math Results  

2009 Math Grade 8

National Public average scale score 282| North Carolina average scale score 284

 North Carolina students performed statistically above the nation’s public school students (18 states and jurisdictions performed similar to North Carolina).

 14 states and jurisdictions out performed North Carolina.

North Carolina Reading Results  

2009 Reading Grade 4

National Public average scale score 220| North Carolina average scale score 219

 North Carolina students performed similar to the nation’s public school students (14 states and jurisdictions performed similar to North Carolina).

 26 states and jurisdictions out performed North Carolina.

North Carolina Reading Results  

2009 Reading Grade 8

National Public average scale score 262| North Carolina average scale score 259

 North Carolina students performed similar to the nation’s public school students (10 states and jurisdictions performed similar to North Carolina).

 32 states and jurisdictions out performed North Carolina.

CMS Math Results  

2009 Math Grade 4

Large City average scale score 231| Charlotte average scale score 245

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2009 Math Grade 8

Large City average scale score 271| Charlotte average scale score 283

CMS Reading Results 

2007 Reading Grade 4

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Large City average scale score 208| Charlotte average scale score 222

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2007 Reading Grade 8

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Large City average scale score 250| Charlotte average scale score 260

Available

AVAILABLE  The results are released as The Nation’s Report Card.

 NAEP is covered by major news outlets.

AVAILABLE  Frameworks http://www.nagb.org

 NAEP Questions http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/itmrls  NAEP Result http://nationsreportcard.gov

 North Carolina NAEP Webpage http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/accountability/policies/ naep/naep

Nutrient / Effective

EFFECTIVE  NAEP has often been called the

“gold standard”

of assessments because of its

high technical

quality and it represents the

best thinking

of assessment specialists, educational experts, teachers, and content specialists from around the world.

EFFECTIVE  Teachers, principals, parents, policymakers, and researchers all use NAEP results to assess student progress and develop ways to improve education in American.

NAEP is …  CONSISTENT  OBTAINABLE  EFFECTIVE

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Objective #2 

NAEP Tools and Benefits

Questions Tool  Item bank of over 2000 released questions from NAEP assessment http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/accountability/poli cies/naep/naep

Questions Tool  Examples of Questions  Actual Students Responses  Scorer Comments  Student Performance

Questions Tool

Product

NAEP Data Explorer  Interactive tool used to explore assessment results for various subjects, grades and jurisdictions http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/accountability/poli cies/naep/naep

NAEP Data Explorer  Statistical Tables  Graphics  Maps

NAEP Data Explorer

Product

NAEP Item Maps  Tool to illustrate knowledge and skills demonstrated by students performing at different achievement levels http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/accountability/poli cies/naep/naep

NAEP Item Maps  Available Subjects: Civics, Economics, Mathematics, Reading, Science, US History, and Writing  Student Comparison Data

NAEP Item Maps

Product

NAEP Resources    NAEP Questions Tool NAEP Data Explorer NAEP Item Maps -

CONSISTENT AVAILABLE EFFECTIVE

Tool Kit     All About NAEP Measure Up (Grades 4, 8, 12) Introducing NAEP Video Reading Framework for the 2009 NAEP

Milk does the body good!

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NAEP does the mind good!

Thank You

Iris Garner, Ph.D.

[email protected]

919-807-3768