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Article: National Assessment of Educational Progress
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National Assessment of Educational Progress
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The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) was mandated by Congress in 1969 to provide accurate measurement and reporting of levels and trends in academic achievement of U.S. elementary and secondary students. NAEP has met this goal through regular testing of students in selected subjects and most often at the fourth, eighth, and twelfth grades. For most NAEP reporting, student achievement in the most recent assessment is compared with student achievement in previous years in the same subject and grade to identify changes and trends.
NAEP provides a continuing assessment of the core subjects of reading, mathematics, ...