Title: National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) in North Carolina
1National Assessment of Educational Progress
(NAEP) in North Carolina
- Wednesday, February 13, 2008
- Auditorium III
- 830 930 a.m.
2National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
- 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. - NAEP is authorized by Congress and administered
by the National Center for Education Statistics
in the U.S. Department of Education.
3National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
- Since 1969, assessments have been conducted
periodically in reading, mathematics, science,
writing, U.S. history, civics, geography, and the
arts. - Starting in 1990, NAEP assessments have also been
conducted to give results for participating
states. Those that chose to participate received
assessment results that report on the performance
of students in that state. - North Carolina has participated in the
state-level assessments of NAEP since 1990.
4National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
- State-level NAEP is only given in reading,
mathematics, science, and writing. - NAEP does not provide scores for individual
students or schools instead it offers results at
the national and state-level regarding
subject-matter achievement, instructional
experiences, and school environment for
populations of students. - It provides results for subgroups of the
population (e.g., race/ethnicity, gender,
eligibility for free/reduced lunch, etc.).
5National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
- "No Child Left Behind" legislation stipulates
that states, districts, and schools within
districts that receive Title I funds must
participate in NAEP if selected. - Reading and mathematics must be administered
every two years in grades 4 and 8. - Students and schools that are selected to
participate are kept confidential.
6National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
- State Board of Education Policy
- HSP-A-001 (16 NCAC 6D .0302)
- To ensure adequate representation and
generalizability of the data used to develop
tests and to conduct evaluation studies, selected
LEAs and schools, determined through stratified
random samples, shall participate in field
testing and other sample testing such as NAEP and
other national or international assessments as
designated by the department or the State Board
of Education.
7NAEP Results
- NAEP Results are reported using three different
statistics. - Average Scale Score
- Math Reading Scale is 0-500
- Achievement Levels
- Below Basic, Basic, Proficient Advanced
- Percentiles
- 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th and 90th
8NAEP 2007 Average Scale ScoreMathematics Results
9NAEP 2007 MathematicsGrade 4 State Comparisons
10NAEP 2007 MathematicsGrade 8 State Comparisons
11NAEP 2007 Average Scale ScoreReading Results
12NAEP 2007 ReadingGrade 4 State Comparisons
13NAEP 2007 ReadingGrade 8 State Comparisons
14NAEP 2007 Percentiles Mathematics Grade 4 Results
15NAEP 2007 PercentilesMathematics Grade 8 Results
16NAEP 2007 PercentilesReading Grade 4 Results
17NAEP 2007 PercentilesReading Grade 8 Results
18NAEPImportance to North Carolina
- Since NC fell behind the nation on the grade 8
reading NAEP assessment in 2005, the state board
of education proposed literacy coaches at the
middle grades. - The governors office picked this up in their
budget and we now have literacy coaches in the
middle grades at several NC public schools. - Literacy coaches have been in place since the
2006-07 school year.
19NAEPImportance to North Carolina
- In the 2005-06 school year, the state board of
education increased the standard for proficient
on the new edition of the EOG Mathematics
assessments. - The following is a quote from the press release
- The State Board of Education made good on
months of discussion regarding the need to raise
standards for student performance to more closely
align with proficiency standards of the National
Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) and to
be more challenging in preparing students for
21st century skills and learning.
20NAEPImportance to North Carolina
- There is a new edition of the Reading
Comprehension EOG tests this school year. - Thus, new standards for the proficient cut score
will be set. - If the state board of education follows a similar
pattern, the standard for proficient on the
Reading Comprehension EOG tests will be more
rigorous.
21NAEPImportance to North Carolina
Comparison of Achievement Levels on the North Carolina EOGs and NAEP Comparison of Achievement Levels on the North Carolina EOGs and NAEP Comparison of Achievement Levels on the North Carolina EOGs and NAEP Comparison of Achievement Levels on the North Carolina EOGs and NAEP Comparison of Achievement Levels on the North Carolina EOGs and NAEP
2006-07 School Year Percent at or Above Each Achievement Level Percent at or Above Each Achievement Level Percent at or Above Each Achievement Level Percent at or Above Each Achievement Level
Assessment Grade 4 Reading Grade 8 Reading Grade 4 Math Grade 8 Math
NC EOG At or Above Level III 85 88 68 65
NAEP At or Above Proficient 29 28 41 34
NAEP At or Above Basic 64 71 85 73
222005 Mapping State Proficiency Standards onto the
NAEP Scale
- This study was released in June 2007.
- Purpose of the study was to put all states AYP
proficiency standards onto a common scale. - NAEP happens to be that scale
- Based on state and NAEP results from the 2004-05
school year.
232005 Mapping State Proficiency Standards onto the
NAEP Scale
- Methodology for the study
- Find the percent of students scoring proficient
or higher on the state assessment. - Find the same percent on the states NAEP
distribution. - Locate the NAEP Score Equivalent.
242005 Mapping State Proficiency Standards onto the
NAEP Scale
- North Carolina was at the bottom for all four
areas - Grade 4 Reading
- Grade 8 Reading
- Grade 4 Mathematics
- Grade 8 Mathematics
252005 Mapping State Proficiency Standards onto the
NAEP Scale
262005 Mapping State Proficiency Standards onto the
NAEP Scale
- You can access the report at
- http//nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/pubs/studies/
2007482.asp - This study will be repeated with the state and
NAEP results for 2007. - Scheduled for release summer 2008
27Upcoming NAEP Releases
- NAEP 2007 Grade 8 Writing
- March 2008 (state and national results)
- National Indian Education Study
- Spring 2008
- 2007 Inclusion Study
- Spring/Summer 2008
- 2007 Mapping State Proficiency Standards onto the
NAEP Scale - Summer 2008
28NAEP 2008 Activities
- Science Interactive Computer Task (SICT) Pilot
(Grades 4, 8 12) - Long-Term Trend Assessment for Reading and
Mathematics (Ages 9, 13 17) - Arts Assessment (Grade 8)
- Field Tests in Reading, Mathematics and Science
(Grades 4, 8 12)
29Questions and Comments
30National Assessment of Educational Progress
(NAEP) in North Carolina
- Marcie Hickman
- NAEP State Coordinator
- mhickman_at_dpi.state.nc.us
- 919-807-3768