NATIONAL 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. Since 1969, assessments have been conducted periodically in reading, mathematics, science, writing, U.S. history, civics, geography, and the arts.

The Alaska profile is available on the NAEP web site. This profile presents key data about Alaska's student and school population, NAEP testing history, and results. The profiles also contain links to the most recent state report cards for all available subjects.

Winter 2012 NAEP Newsletter - PDF 2011 NAEP Results for Alaska and the Nation 2011 Alaska NAEP Reading Snapshots Grade 4 - PDF Grade 8 - PDF 2011 Alaska NAEP Mathematics Snapshots Grade 4 - PDF Grade 8 - PDF Alaska and NAEP 2009 Results: Looking at Patterns of Performance by Race in Alaska Compared to the Nation - PowerPoint The National Indian Education Study Alaska NIES Brochure - PDF NIES Information - PDF NIES Frequently Asked Questions - PDF NIES Grade 4 Student Questionnaire - PDF NIES Grade 8 Student Questionnaire - PDF Fall 2010 NAEP Newsletter - PDF NAEP 2009 Reading Results - PDF 2009 Alaska NAEP Reading Snapshots Grade 4 - PDF Grade 8 - PDF January NAEP Mathematics Newsletter - PDF 2009 Alaska NAEP Mathematics Snapshots Grade 4 - PDF Grade 8 - PDF

Resources

• Academic Rigor: Where Are We Now
  • Grade 4
    • Looking at Student Reading Achievement and Increasing Rigor Using Grade 4 NAEP Item Maps and Percentile Graphs - PowerPoint
    • Whats the Buzz? - PDF
  • Grade 8
    • Looking at Student Reading Acheivement and Increasing Rigor Using Grade 8 NAEP Item Maps and Percentile Graphs - PowerPoint
    • Home on the Range - PDF
    • Alien Invasion - PDF
• NAEP Assessment Toolbox for Teachers - The NAEP Assessment Toolbox for Teachers is a collection of classroom activities using released questions from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). The NAEP is often called the gold standard of assessment and NAEP questions are held in high regard for their ability to assess both content and critical thinking.
• NAEP Questions Aligned to Alaska GLEs- A Resource for Teachers
• Alaska's Participation in the NAEP
• National Assessment of Educational Progress (Nation's Report Card)
• Explore the NAEP Questions Tool for Teachers for examples of the kinds of questions NAEP asks in its assessments
• Explore NAEP Data in more detail by using the Data Explorer
• The NAEP assessments follow the frameworks developed by the National Assessment Governing Board (NAGB), and use the latest advances in assessment methodology
• Examine the NAEP schedule of assessments

Contact the Alaska State NAEP Coordinator Jeanne Foy