National Assessment of Educational Progress 1996 Science Performance Standards Contents

				Foreword Highlights Introduction Exemplars Achievement Level Results: National and Regional Comparisons Achievement Level Results: State Comparisons Appendix A: Achievement Level Descriptions Appendix B: Grade 8 Hands-on Tasks Appendix C: Standard Error Tables Acknowledgements 1996 Science Performance Standards Achievement Results for the Nation and the States October 1997 Findings from the National Assessment of Educational Progress Mary Lyn Bourque Audrey B. Champagne Sally Crissman with assistance from Mary Crovo Lawrence Feinberg John Mazzeo Christine O'Sullivan Anna Van Wie