Science Framework for the 1996 and 2000 National Assessment of Educational Progress

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

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Table of Contents

What Is NAEP?

Introduction

Chapter One: The Nature of Science and the Science Curriculum

Chapter Two: The Framework for the 1996 and 2000 NAEP Science Assessment

Chapter Three: Desired Attributes of the Assessment

Chapter Four: Characteristics of Assessment Exercises

References

Appendix A: NAEP Science Achievement Level Descriptions

Appendix B: Fields of Science

Appendix C: Examples of Themes by Grade Level

Appendix D: Science Content Outlines (Excerpts)

Appendix E: Consensus Committees and Project Staff


National Assessment Governing Board

Mark D. Musick
Chair

Michael T. Nettles
Vice Chair

Roy Truby
Executive Director

Mary Crovo
Project Officer

NAEP Science Consensus Project

Ramsay W. Selden
Council of Chief State School Officers

Richard C. Clark
Council of Chief State School Officers

Senta A. Raizen
National Center for Improving Science Education


Science Framework for the 1996 and 2000 National Assessment of Educational Progress
Developed for the National Assessment Governing Board under contract number RS90081001 by the Council of Chief State School Officers with the National Center for Improving Science Education and the American Institutes for Research.

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NAEP Science Consensus Project
Developed for the National Assessment Governing Board under contract number RS90081001 by the Council of Chief State School Officers with the National Center for Improving Science Education and the American Institutes for Research.


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