"Assessment of what America's students know and can do in various subject areas," given at regular intervals in schools across the country. Also known as "The Nation's Report Card."
The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 identifies NEAP as the only nationally representative and continuing assessment of what American students know and can do in various subject areas. Since 1969, the National Center for Education Statistics has conducted NEAP assessments in reading, mathematics, science, writing, U.S. history, geography, civics, and the arts.
a congressionally mandated project of the National Center for Educational Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, which since 1969 collects and reports information on what American students, in both public and private elementary and secondary schools, know and can do in several subjects including reading, mathematics, science, writing, history, and geography; "the nation's report card." Note: The project has recently (1992) extended its coverage to include aspects of adult literacy. For a recent report of the status of reading performance in American schools, see Reading Report Card for the Nation and States (Mullis et al., 1993).
Nationally-developed paper and pencil assessment that focuses more on "performance;" given in grades 4, and 8 in reading, mathematics, science, and writing; also know as The Nation's Report Card.
A national testing program administered by the National Center for Education Statistics of the U.S. Department of Education that tests representative samples of 4th, 8th, and 12th grade students in reading, math, science, writing and other subjects. Known as "the nation's report card," NAEP provides data on achievement over time (since 1969) and allows for regional, state-by-state, and some district comparisons of student performance.
An independent benchmark, NAEP is the only nationally representative and continuing assessment of what American students know and can do in various subject areas. Since 1969, The National Center for Education Statistics has conducted NAEP assessments in reading, mathematics, science, writing, U.S. history, geography, civics, and the arts.
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), also known as "the Nation's Report Card," is the only nationally representative and continuing assessment of what America's students know and can do in various subject areas. Since 1969, assessments have been conducted periodically in reading, mathematics, science, writing, U.S. history, civics, geography, and the arts.