全美教育进展12年级数学与阅读.pdf

U.S. Department of Education NCES 2007–468 12th-Grade Reading and Mathematics 2005 NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS Contents F E B R U A R Y 2 0 0 7 1 Executive Summary 2 Understanding and Reporting the Results 4 Reading 14 Mathematics 22 Technical Notes TM What is The Nation’s Report Card ? The Nation’s Report CardTM informs the public about the academic achievement of elementary and secondary students in the United States. Report cards communicate the fi ndings of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), a continuing and nationally representative measure of achievement in various subjects over time. The Nation’s Report CardTM compares performance among states, urban districts, public and private schools, and student demographic groups. For over three decades, NAEP assessments have been The privacy of individual students is protected, and the conducted periodically in reading, mathematics, science, identities of participating schools are not released. writing, history, geography, and other subjects. By making NAEP is a congressionally mandated project of the National objective information available on student performance at Center for Education Statistics (NCES) within the Institute the national, state, and local levels, NAEP is an integral of Education Sciences of the U.S. Department of Education. part of our nation’s evaluation of the condition and The Commissioner of Education Statistics is responsible for progress of education. Only information associated with carrying out the NAEP project. The National Assessment academic achievement and related variables is collected.