Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 29.11.1996

National Assessment Governing Board; Opportunity for Comment

The National Assessment Governing Board announces the opportunity for public comment on a proposed long-range schedule for the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). The National Assessment, authorized by Congress, is our only continuing measure of student achievement providing both national and state-level results in academic subjects at grades 4, 8, and 12. The subjects to be assessed are stated in the National Assessment legislation. These subjects are: ``reading, writing, and other subjects listed in the third National Education Goal'' (i.e., mathematics, science, history, geography, civics, the arts, foreign language, and economics). However, the frequency of testing in each subject is not specified. The National Assessment Governing Board sets policy for NAEP; this includes determining the schedule of assessments. On November 16, 1996, the Governing Board approved a proposed schedule for the purpose of obtaining public comment. The Governing Board's intent is to provide the public with a predictable, reliable schedule of subjects to be assessed by the National Assessment. The Governing Board has conducted feasibility studies and, in conjunction with the National