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Appendix B: Background Information on NAEP
Pages 51-53

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... PURPOSES Since its beginning, NAEP has served as a barometer of student academic performance across the country. It provides data on trends in the academic performance of elementary, middle, and secondary students in key subject areas and has proven to be a unique source of background information that has both informed and guided educational policy.
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... For each of the content areas, NAG B has developed an organizing framework. The NAEP frameworks derived from a national consensus process that includes educators, policy makers, practitioners, and scholars in the respective fields denote the broadly accepted content standards that students in fourth, eighth, and twelfth grades should seek to attain.
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... The achievement levels denote the range of performance established for each grade and describe the levels of knowledge demonstrated by students: Basic: partial mastery of prerequisite knowledge and skills that are fundamental for proficient work at each grade. Proficient solid academic performance for each grade assessed.
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