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Long considered the gold standard in test
development, NAEP is the only assessment conducted in
reading and mathematics in grades 4 and 8 across all 50
states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the
Department of Defense schools. The NAEP standards, or frameworks,
were designed with input from all states and jurisdictions
that give the assessment. Once voluntary, states are now
required to participate in all aspects of the reading and
mathematics assessments at grades 4 & 8; which includes the pilot testing of items. Not all 4th
and 8th grade schools in Rhode Island give the NAEP reading
and mathematics assessments, but rather a sample of schools
that represent Rhode Island's demographic characteristics is
selected. Rhode Island has a long history of participating
in NAEP, as do many states and as we developed Grade Level
and Grade Span Expectations in various content areas and the New
England Common Assessment Program, we drew heavily
from the NAEP frameworks and test design. Below is
information to assist this year's selected schools in
preparing for NAEP as well as links to released NAEP test
items, frameworks, and results.
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