Positioning Students for Success with NAEP Data The Clear Route Iris Garner, Ph.D., North Carolina NAEP Coordinator

Presentation Objectives To provide background information about National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) To provide background information about National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) To showcase NAEP tools and highlights their benefits To showcase NAEP tools and highlights their benefits

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Desirable Route Clear Easily heard or seen Clear Easily heard or seen Obtainable able to be obtained or reached Obtainable able to be obtained or reached Effective causing a result, especially the desired or intended result Effective causing a result, especially the desired or intended result

Objective #1 NAEP Background NAEP Background

CLEAR NAEP provides a common yardstick for measuring the progress of the students education across the country. NAEP provides a common yardstick for measuring the progress of the students education across the country. Same Questions Same Questions + Every State State Comparisons

CLEAR Grades: 4, 8 and 12 Grades: 4, 8 and 12 Subjects: Mathematics, Reading, Science and Writing Subjects: Mathematics, Reading, Science and Writing Results: National -- All assessments Results: National -- All assessments State -- Math, Reading, Science and Writing State -- Math, Reading, Science and Writing District -- Select Large Urban Districts

North Carolina Results 2009 Math Grade Math Grade 4 National Public average scale score 239| North Carolina average scale score 244 National Public average scale score 239| North Carolina average scale score 244 North Carolina students performed statistically above the nations public school students (18 states and jurisdictions performed similar to North Carolina). North Carolina students performed statistically above the nations public school students (18 states and jurisdictions performed similar to North Carolina). 4 states and jurisdictions out performed North Carolina. 4 states and jurisdictions out performed North Carolina.

North Carolina Results 2009 Math Grade Math Grade 8 National Public average scale score 282| North Carolina average scale score 284 National Public average scale score 282| North Carolina average scale score 284 North Carolina students performed statistically above the nations public school students (18 states and jurisdictions performed similar to North Carolina). North Carolina students performed statistically above the nations public school students (18 states and jurisdictions performed similar to North Carolina). 14 states and jurisdictions out performed North Carolina. 14 states and jurisdictions out performed North Carolina.

OBTAINABLE The results are released as The Nations Report Card. The results are released as The Nations Report Card. NAEP is covered by major news outlets. NAEP is covered by major news outlets.

OBTAINABLE Frameworks Frameworks NAEP Questions NAEP Questions NAEP Result NAEP Result North Carolina NAEP Webpage naep/naep North Carolina NAEP Webpage naep/naep naep/naep naep/naep

EFFECTIVE NAEP has often been called the gold standard of assessments because of its high technical quality and it represents the best thinking of assessment specialists, educational experts, teachers, and content specialists from around the world. NAEP has often been called the gold standard of assessments because of its high technical quality and it represents the best thinking of assessment specialists, educational experts, teachers, and content specialists from around the world.

EFFECTIVE Teachers, principals, parents, policymakers, and researchers all use NAEP results to assess student progress and develop ways to improve education in American. Teachers, principals, parents, policymakers, and researchers all use NAEP results to assess student progress and develop ways to improve education in American.

NAEP is … CLEAR CLEAR OBTAINABLE OBTAINABLE EFFECTIVE EFFECTIVE

Objective #2 NAEP Tools and Benefits NAEP Tools and Benefits

Questions Tool Item bank of over 2000 released questions from NAEP assessment Item bank of over 2000 released questions from NAEP assessment cies/naep/naep cies/naep/naep

Questions Tool Examples of Questions Examples of Questions Actual Students Responses Actual Students Responses Scorer Comments Scorer Comments Student Performance Student Performance

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NAEP Data Explorer Interactive tool used to explore Interactive tool used to explore assessment results for various subjects, grades and jurisdictions assessment results for various subjects, grades and jurisdictions cies/naep/naep cies/naep/naep

NAEP Data Explorer Statistical Tables Statistical Tables Graphics Graphics Maps Maps

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NAEP Item Maps Tool to illustrate knowledge and skills demonstrated by students performing at different achievement levels Tool to illustrate knowledge and skills demonstrated by students performing at different achievement levels cies/naep/naep cies/naep/naep

NAEP Item Maps Available Subjects: Civics, Economics, Mathematics, Reading, Science, US History, and Writing Available Subjects: Civics, Economics, Mathematics, Reading, Science, US History, and Writing Student Comparison Data Student Comparison Data

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NAEP Resources NAEP Questions Tool - CLEAR NAEP Questions Tool - CLEAR NAEP Data Explorer - OBTAINABLE NAEP Data Explorer - OBTAINABLE NAEP Item Maps - EFFECTIVE NAEP Item Maps - EFFECTIVE

If we are facing in the right direction all we have to do is keep on walking. If we are facing in the right direction all we have to do is keep on walking.

Thank You Iris Garner, Ph.D