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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 showcase NAEP tools and highlights their benefits.
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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 showcase NAEP tools and highlights their benefits
Selection • Which route would you select?
Desirable Route • ClearEasily heard or seen • Obtainable able to be obtained or reached • Effectivecausing a result, especially the desired or intended result
Objective #1 • NAEP Background
CLEAR • NAEP provides a common yardstick for measuring the progress of the students education across the country. • Same Questions + Every State State Comparisons
CLEAR • Grades: 4, 8 and 12 • Subjects: Mathematics, Reading, Science and Writing • Results: National -- All assessments State -- Math, Reading, Science and Writing District -- Select Large Urban Districts
North Carolina Results • 2009 Math Grade 4 • National Public average scale score 239| North Carolina average scale score 244 • North Carolina students performed statistically above the nation’s public school students (18 states and jurisdictions performed similar to North Carolina). • 4 states and jurisdictions out performed North Carolina.
North Carolina Results • 2009 Math Grade 8 • National Public average scale score 282| North Carolina average scale score 284 • North Carolina students performed statistically above the nation’s public school students (18 states and jurisdictions performed similar to North Carolina). • 14 states and jurisdictions out performed North Carolina.
OBTAINABLE • The results are released as The Nation’s Report Card. • NAEP is covered by major news outlets.
OBTAINABLE • Frameworks http://www.nagb.org • NAEP Questions http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/itmrls • NAEP Result http://nationsreportcard.gov • North Carolina NAEP Webpagehttp://www.dpi.state.nc.us/accountability/policies/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.
EFFECTIVE • 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 • OBTAINABLE • EFFECTIVE
Objective #2 • NAEP Tools and Benefits
Questions Tool • Item bank of over 2000 released questions from NAEP assessment http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/accountability/policies/naep/naep
Questions Tool • Examples of Questions • Actual Students Responses • Scorer Comments • Student Performance
NAEP Data Explorer • Interactive tool used to explore assessment results for various subjects, grades and jurisdictions http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/accountability/policies/naep/naep
NAEP Data Explorer • Statistical Tables • Graphics • Maps
NAEP Item Maps • Tool to illustrate knowledge and skills demonstrated by students performing at different achievement levels http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/accountability/policies/naep/naep
NAEP Item Maps • Available Subjects: Civics, Economics, Mathematics, Reading, Science, US History, and Writing • Student Comparison Data
NAEP Resources • NAEP Questions Tool - CLEAR • NAEP Data Explorer - OBTAINABLE • NAEP Item Maps - EFFECTIVE
“If we are facing in the right direction all we have to do is keep on walking.”
Thank You Iris Garner, Ph.D. igarner@dpi.state.nc.us 919-807-3768