N A T I O N A L C E N T E R F O R E D U C A T I O N S T A T I S T I C S

The Nation's Report CardYEAR-AT-A-GLANCE 2000The National Assessment

of Educational Progress

NAEP

U.S. Department of Education • Office of Educational Research and Improvement • NCES 2001–520

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Joint NCES- NAGB Retreat

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Education Information Advisory Committee�

(EIAC) meeting

NAEP Contractors’ meeting

Assessment Division office moved to�

1990 K St, NW

DAC meeting

Large-Scale Assessment Conference

NISS Writing Trend Issues meeting

NVS meeting

Summary Data Tool training

“My School” site went live

for field operations

NVS meeting

First on-line chat with �NCES Acting Commissioner Gary Phillips

DAC meeting

NAEP Invitational Symposium NAEP

Contractors’meeting

Peggy Carr named NCES Associate

Commissioner�for Assessment

Division

EIAC meeting

NRC/NAS BOTA Workshop on the media and assessment

School Level Correlates of Academic Achievement�

(NCES 2000–303)

1998 Reading Results for�Low-Performance Students

(NCES 2000–501)

1996 Report in Brief:�NAEP 1996 Trends in Academic Progress (available online only)

1996 Trends in �Academic Progress �(available online only)

1999 Trends in�Academic Progress �(NCES 2000–469)

Increasing the Participation of Special Needs Students�

in NAEP(NCES 2000–473)

The NAEP Guide�(NCES 2000–456)

Student Work and TeacherPractices in Science�(NCES 1999–455)

Estimation Skills, �Math-in-Context, Advanced Skills in Mathematics

(NCES 2000–-451)

Student Musical Activitiesand Achievement in Music:�NAEP 1997 Arts Assessment

(NCES 2000–484)

Student Subgroup Achievement on the NAEP 1997 Arts Assessment

(NCES 2000–481)

Main NAEP�data collection

begins

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ends

NAEP Validity Studies Panel (NVS) meeting

State data collection Design and

Analysis Committee

(DAC) meeting

Market Basket Assessment Workshop at NRC/NAS

“Matrix Sampling”presentation

ETS demonstration of “Problem

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2000 HighlightsMilestone events, meetings, and publication release dates

The NAEP 1996 �Technical Report �(NCES 1999–452)

State NA

EP: 2000–2010Schedule for National, Trend, and

Januar y–Februar yConduct U.S. history and geography assessments.Conduct reading and writing field tests.

March Complete U.S. history and geography assessments.Complete reading and writing field tests.Begin scoring for U.S. history and geography assessments.Begin scoring for reading and writing field tests.

April Complete scoring for U.S. history and geography assessments.Complete scoring for reading and writing field tests.NCES invites states to participate in the NAEP 2002 state assessment.Release report card for 2000 reading.Begin field test for Mathematics Online.Begin pretest for Writing Online.

May Complete field test for Mathematics Online.Complete pretest for Writing Online.

July Produce report card for 2000 mathematics.

September Produce report card for 2000 science.

October Pretest for Technology-Rich Environment.

Calendar of Events, 2001

State

mathematics (4, 8)science (4, 8)

reading (4, 8)writing (4, 8)

mathematics (4, 8)science (4, 8)

reading (4, 8)writing (4, 8)

reading (4, 8)writing (4, 8)

mathematics (4, 8)science (4, 8)

National

mathematics, science, reading (4)

U.S. historygeography

reading writing

civicsforeign language (12)

mathematics science

world history (12)economics (12)

reading writing

arts

mathematics science

U.S. historygeography

reading writing

mathematics, science, reading

Long-Term Trend

mathematics, science, reading

Year

2000

2001

2002

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2009

2010

503,368540

8,377,332334,400

8,711,732

Number of student booklets processedNumber of discrete constructed-response items administeredNumber of responses scored Number of additional responses scored from previous assessment (for 448 trend items)Total number of constructed responses scored

NAEP Academic Performance Assessments - 2000Tally of booklets, items, and responses, by subject

253,923199

3,856,211143,400

3,999,611

Number of student booklets processedNumber of discrete constructed-response items administeredNumber of responses scored Number of additional responses scored from previous assessment (for 158 trend items)Total number of constructed responses scored

MATHEMATICS

8,52746

123,10036,620

159,720

Number of student booklets processedNumber of discrete constructed-response items administeredNumber of responses scored Number of additional responses scored from previous assessment (for 41 trend items)Total number of constructed responses scored

READING

240,918295

4,398,021154,380

4,552,401

Number of student booklets processedNumber of discrete constructed-response items administeredNumber of responses scoredNumber of additional responses scored from previous assessment (for 249 trend items)Total number of constructed responses scored

SCIENCE

TOTAL MAIN/STATE ASSESSMENT

16,84616,83797,50994,055

Students in 744 Schools in National MathStudents in 751 Schools in National ScienceStudents in 4,135 Sessions in 3,594 Public Schools in State MathStudents in 4,215 Sessions in 3,472 Public Schools in State ScienceTo accurately represent the academic performance of 3,963,000 �8th graders in 26,000 public and private schools across the nation

NAEP ASSESSED GRADE 8

SAMPLES OF:

NAEP Academic Performance Assessments - 2000Tally of students, sessions, and schools, by grade

Students in 742 Schools in National MathStudents in 433 Schools in National ReadingStudents in 777 Schools in National Science Students in 417 Schools in National Short Form MathStudents in 4,447 Sessions in 4,239 Public Schools in State MathStudents in 4,215 Sessions in 4,048 Public Schools in State ScienceTo accurately represent the academic performance of 4,046,000 �4th graders in 72,200 public and private schools across the nation

14,3968,504

16,7498,708

101,76496,935

NAEP ASSESSED �GRADE 4

SAMPLES OF:

Students in 558 Schools in National MathStudents in 550 Schools in National ScienceTo accurately represent the academic performance of 3,507,000 �12th graders in 19,800 public and private schools across the nation

14,13015,879

NAEP ASSESSED GRADE 12

SAMPLES OF:

Students in 2,461 Schools in National MathStudents in 433 Schools in National ReadingStudents in 2,078 Schools in National Science Students in 8,582 Sessions in 7,829 Public Schools in State MathStudents in 8,430 Sessions in 8,009 Public Schools in State ScienceParticipating Schools in State and National NAEP

54,0808,504

49,465199,273190,99011,004

TOTAL SAMPLES, GRADES 4, 8, & 12

Math ScienceJurisdiction Grade 4 Grade 8 Grade 4 Grade 8 TOTALAlabama 2,575(108) 2,424(102) 2,641(109) 2,490(102) 10,130

American Samoa 495(16) 442(14) 480(17) 478(16) 1,895

Arizona 2,314(95) 1,938(79) 2,254(95) 1,915(80) 8,421

Arkansas 2,379(99) 2,293(94) 2,284(93) 2,224(92) 9,180

California 1,945 (81) 1,858 (76) 1,964 (81) 1,882 (76) 7,649

Connecticut 2,631(106) 2,581(104) 2,620(107) 2,626(104) 10,458

District of Columbia 2,486(110) 1,712(34) - - 4,198

DDESS 1,375(40) 695(13) 1,334(39) 710(14) 4,114

DoDDS 2,913(86) 2,032 (51) 2,910(84) 2,038(53) 9,893

Georgia 2,798(107) 2,591(102) 2,746(107) 2,637(102) 10,772

Guam 1,178(25) 1,039 (7) 1,148(23) 984 (7) 4,349

Hawaii 2,585(108) 2,431 (51) 2,583(106) 2,439(50) 10,038

Idaho 1,837(77) 2,123(66) 1,844(78) 2,094(63) 7,898

Illinois 1,759(78) 1,820(78) 1,719(77) 1,857(80) 7,155

Indiana 1,964(80) 1,948 (76) 1,908(78) 1,964 (76) 7,784

Iowa 2,046(90) - 2,002(89) - 4,048

Kansas 1,696(79) 1,759(74) - - 3,455

Kentucky 2,377(104) 2,410(97) 2,357(105) 2,421(96) 9,565

Louisiana 2,693(109) 2,500(104) 2,638(108) 2,493(104) 10,324

Maine 2,274(108) 2,246(84) 2,267(107) 2,326(86) 9,113

Maryland 2,779(109) 2,542(105) 2,786(110) 2,484(103) 10,591

Massachusetts 2,510(105) 2,519(99) 2,480(106) 2,481(99) 9,990

Michigan 1,975(85) 2,033(85) 1,950(83) 2,081(86) 8,039

Minnesota 1,958(77) 1,644(64) 1,987(78) 1,530 (59) 7,119

Math ScienceJurisdiction Grade 4 Grade 8 Grade 4 Grade 8 TOTALMississippi 2,875(108) 2,457(101) 2,826(106) 2,543(101) 10,701

Missouri 2,488(101) 2,485(104) 2,545(103) 2,473(104) 9,991

Montana 1,166(61) 1,826(65) 1,242(67) 1,808(62) 6,042

Nebraska 1,522(79) 2,002(83) 1,382(73) 1,982(87) 6,888

Nevada 2,745(109) 2,792(63) 2,746(109) 2,827(64) 11,110

New Mexico 2,268(100) 2,105(83) 2,189(98) 2,128(85) 8,690

New York 1,869(76) 1,746(74) 1,888(79) 1,729(74) 7,232

North Carolina 2,564(107) 2,502(104) 2,519(108) 2,479(103) 10,064

North Dakota 2,574(131) 2,350(95) 2,493(129) 2,328(93) 9,745

Ohio 1,968(86) 2,149(87) 1,947(85) 2,202(88) 8,266

Oklahoma 2,485(114) 2,562(113) 2,605(120) 2,604(114) 10,256

Oregon 1,747(78) 1,920(81) 1,770(79) 1,876(78) 7,313

Rhode Island 2,720(112) 2,543(51) 2,660(110) 2,566(52) 10,489

South Carolina 2,668(104) 2,414(95) 2,605(103) 2,406(95) 10,093

Tennessee 2,616(104) 2,349(95) 2,617(105) 2,353(97) 9,935

Texas 2,438(101) 2,469(104) 2,385(100) 2,467(100) 9,759

Utah 2,798(109) 2,603(96) 2,797(110) 2,561(95) 10,759

Vermont 1,273(61) 2,147(76) 1,342(66) 2,119(74) 6,881

Virginia 2,624(106) 2,584(105) 2,670(108) 2,572(105) 10,450

Virgin Islands 778(23) 607 (6) 702(22) 619 (7) 2,706

West Virginia 2,578(123) 2,618(104) 2,681(126) 2,621(102) 10,498

Wisconsin 1,597(70) 1,901(79) 1,530(69) 1,937(80) 6,965

Wyoming 1,861(94) 2,798(71) 1,892(93) 2,701(64) 9,252

TOTAL 101,764(4,239)97,509(3,594) 96,935(4,048)94,055(3,472) 390,263

Participated in all six state �assessments

Participated in 2000 and at �least one other year �(but fewer than six)

Participated for the first time �in 2000

Did not participate in 2000 but has participated previously

Has never participated

DoDEA/DDESS

DoDEA/DoDDS

Puerto Rico Virgin Islands

Hawaii

Alaska

GuamAmerican Samoa

N. Marianas

Participation in NAEP State Assessments, 1990–2000

Number of Assessed Students (Schools) by Jurisdiction, 2000