Skip to Content
Resize Text:    A   A    A  
FAQs | Site Map | Contact Us
  
National Assessment Governing Board
Home | Publications | Frameworks and Specifications

Frameworks and Specifications

Frameworks describe the content and design of each NAEP subject area assessment, written for a general audience.

Specifications describe the detailed blueprint used for constructing the assessment, written for NAEP test developers.

  • Reading

    • Reading Framework for the 2011 National Assessment of Educational Progress Reading Framework for the 2011 National Assessment of Educational Progress Word | PDF
    • Reading Framework for the 2009 National Assessment of Educational Progress Reading Framework for the 2009 National Assessment of Educational Progress Word | PDF
    • Reading Assessment and Item Specifications for the 2009 National Assessment of Educational Progress Reading Assessment and Item Specifications for the 2009 National Assessment of Educational Progress Word
    • Reading Framework for the 2007 National Assessment of Educational Progress Reading Framework for the 2007 National Assessment of Educational Progress Word | PDF

  • Mathematics

    • Mathematics Framework for the 2011 National Assessment of Educational Progress Mathematics Framework for the 2011 National Assessment of Educational Progress Word | PDF
    • Mathematics Framework for the 2009 National Assessment of Educational Progress Mathematics Framework for the 2009 National Assessment of Educational Progress Word | PDF
    • Assessment and Item Specifications for the NAEP 2009 Mathematics Assessment Assessment and Item Specifications for the NAEP 2009 Mathematics Assessment Word
    • Mathematics Framework for the 2007 National Assessment of Educational Progress Mathematics Framework for the 2007 National Assessment of Educational Progress Word | PDF

  • Science

    • Science Framework for the 2009 National Assessment of Educational Progress Science Framework for the 2009 National Assessment of Educational Progress Word | PDF
    • Science Assessment and Item Specifications for the 2009 National Assessment of Educational Progress Science Assessment and Item Specifications for the 2009 National Assessment of Educational Progress Word
    • Science Framework for the 2005 National Assessment of Educational Progress Science Framework for the 2005 National Assessment of Educational Progress HTML | PDF

  • Writing

    • Writing Framework for the 2011 National Assessment of Educational Progress (Pre-Publication Edition) Writing Framework for the 2011 National Assessment of Educational Progress (Pre-Publication Edition) Word
    • Writing Specifications for the 2011 National Assessment of Educational Progress (Pre-Publication Edition) Writing Specifications for the 2011 National Assessment of Educational Progress (Pre-Publication Edition) Word
    • Writing Framework and Specifications for the 2007 National Assessment of Educational Progress Writing Framework and Specifications for the 2007 National Assessment of Educational Progress PDF

  • Other Subjects

    • 2008 Arts Education Assessment Framework 2008 Arts Education Assessment Framework PDF
    • Background Information Framework for the National Assessment of Educational Progress Background Information Framework for the National Assessment of Educational Progress Word | PDF
    • Civics Framework for the 2010 National Assessment of Educational Progress Civics Framework for the 2010 National Assessment of Educational Progress Word | PDF
    • Civics Specifications for the National Assessment of Educational Progress, used for the 1998, 2006, and 2010 NAEP Civics Assessments Civics Specifications for the National Assessment of Educational Progress, used for the 1998, 2006, and 2010 NAEP Civics Assessments PDF
    • Economics Framework for the 2006 National Assessment of Educational Progress Economics Framework for the 2006 National Assessment of Educational Progress Word | PDF
    • Economics Specifications for the 2006 National Assessment of Educational Progress Economics Specifications for the 2006 National Assessment of Educational Progress PDF
    • Foreign Language Specifications for the 2003 National Assessment of Educational Progress Foreign Language Specifications for the 2003 National Assessment of Educational Progress PDF
    • Geography Framework for the 2010 National Assessment of Educational Progress Geography Framework for the 2010 National Assessment of Educational Progress PDF
    • Geography Specifications for the 1994, 2001, and 2010 National Assessment of Educational Progress Geography Specifications for the 1994, 2001, and 2010 National Assessment of Educational Progress PDF
    • Technology and Engineering Literacy Framework for the 2014 National Assessment of Educational Progress (Pre-Publication Edition) Technology and Engineering Literacy Framework for the 2014 National Assessment of Educational Progress (Pre-Publication Edition) PDF
    • Technology and Engineering Literacy Assessment and Item Specifications for the 2014 National Assessment of Educational Progress (Pre-Publication Edition) Technology and Engineering Literacy Assessment and Item Specifications for the 2014 National Assessment of Educational Progress (Pre-Publication Edition)
       PDF
    • U.S. History Framework for the 2010 National Assessment of Educational Progress U.S. History Framework for the 2010 National Assessment of Educational Progress Word | PDF
    • U.S. History Specifications for the 2006 and 2010 National Assessment of Educational Progress U.S. History Specifications for the 2006 and 2010 National Assessment of Educational Progress PDF
Who We Are | What We Do | Newsroom | The Nation's Report Card: NAEP | Publications | Policies
Home | FAQs | Site Map | Contact Us
Phone: 202–357–6938   Toll-free: 877–977–6938   E-mail: nagb@ed.gov