Grading the Nation's Report Card: Evaluating NAEP and Transforming the Assessment of Educational Progress (Change. Series III, Asia; 13)
By Unknown Author.
Description
Since the late 1960s, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)--the nation's report card--has been the only continuing measure of student achievement in key subject areas. Increasingly, educators and policymakers have expected NAEP to serve as a lever for education reform and many other purposes beyond its original role. Grading the Nation's Report Card examines ways NAEP can be strengthened to provide more informative portrayals of student achievement and the school and system factors that influence it. The committee offers specific recommendations and strategies f...
ISBN(s)
0309062853, 9780309062855
