NAEP Mathematics Consensus Project National Assessment Governing Board U.S. Department of Education

What Is NAEP?

Chapter One: Overview of Recommendations

Introduction
Context for Planning the 1996 and 2000 Assessments
Achievement Levels
The Consensus Approach
Recommendations for the 1996 and Future NAEP Mathematics Assessments

Chapter Two: Framework for the Assessment

Content Strands
Mathematical Dimensions
Families of Items
Percentage of Items
Item Balance
Calculators
Manipulatives

Chapter Three: 1996 and 2000 NAEP Mathematics Objectives

Mathematical Content Areas and Assessment Strands
Number Sense, Properties, and Operations
Measurement
Geometry and Spatial Sense
Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability
Algebra and Functions

Chapter Four: Cognitive Abilities

Mathematical Power
Mathematical Abilities

Conceptual Understanding
Procedural Knowledge
Problem Solving

Chapter Five: Item Types

Multiple-Choice Items
Open-Ended Items
Extended Open-Ended Items
Scoring Extended Open-Ended Items

References

Appendix A: NAEP Mathematics Achievement Level Descriptions

Appendix B: NAEP Mathematics Project Staff and Committees

National Assessment Governing Board Mark D. Musick Chair Michael T. Nettles Vice Chair Roy Truby Executive Director Mary Crovo Project Officer

Mathematics Consensus Project Robert Orrill The College Board Valerie French The College Board Consultants John A. Dossey Project Director Cathy Seeley Project Coordinator

Mathematics Framework for the 1996 and 2000 National Assessment of Educational Progress
Developed for the National Assessment Governing Board under contract number RN91084001 by The College Board

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NAEP Mathematics Consensus Project
Developed for the National Assessment Governing Board under contract number RN91084001 by The College Board.