附註:"Redesigning the National Assessment of Educational Progress : draft for public comment / National Assessment Governing Board": pages 15-31.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 11-12).
Evaluation of “Redesigning the National Assessment of Educational Progress� -- Copyright -- Contents -- Summary -- Evaluation of “Redesigning the National Assessment of Educational Progress� -- BACKGROUND -- NAEP's Origin and Evolution -- Redesign of the Original Plan -- Current Design and Governance -- PROPOSED REDESIGN -- EVALUATION OF THE PROPOSED REDESIGN -- Multiple and Varied Purposes -- Insufficient Detail -- Insufficient Empirical Base -- FUNDAMENTAL RECONCEPTUALIZATION OF NAEP -- CONCLUSION -- References
Appendix: Redesigning the National Assessment of Educational Progress: Draft For Public CommentOVERVIEW -- A Better Way to Measure Educational Progress in America -- Purpose of the National Assessment of Educational Progress -- The Audience for the National Assessment -- What the National Assessment Is Not -- Recommended Changes to the National Assessment -- Test all subjects specified by Congress: reading, writing, mathematics, science, history, geography, civics, the arts ... -- Vary the amount of detail in testing and in reporting results
Simplify the National Assessment designSimplify the way the National Assessment reports trends in student achievement -- Use performance standards to report whether student achievement is “good enough� -- Use international comparisons -- Emphasize reporting for grades 4, 8 and 12 -- National Assessment results for states -- Use innovations in measurement and reporting -- Keep test frameworks and specifications stable -- Use an appropriate mix of multiple-choice and “performance� questions
