How Does NAEP Work?
NAEP is conducted under congressional mandate and is directed by NCES, a separate branch of the U.S. Department of Education. NCES currently contracts with the Educational Testing Service to design instruments and conduct data analysis and reporting; Westat, Inc., to conduct sampling and data collection activities; and Pearson Educational Measurement (formerly NCS Pearson) to manage materials distribution, scoring, and data processing. Who is sampled? Every 2 years, NAEP assesses nationally representative samples of more than 750,000 students in public and private schools in grades 4, 8, and 12. The NAEP state assessments include students from both public and private schools that are representative of schools in the participating state. Scientific sampling procedures are used to ensure reliable national, regional, and state samples. Schools. Schools are randomly selected for NAEP based on demographic variables representative of the nation’s schools. Trained NAEP contractors administer
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