Science Performance Standards, 1996: Achievement Results for the Nation and theStates. National Assessment of Educational Progress

摘要

Since 1969, NAEP's mission has been to survey samples of school-age children andreport on their academic performance in various school subjects. For more than 25 years, NAEP has collected and reported information about student achievement in mathematics, science, reading, U.S. history, world geography, and other subjects. NAEP is the nation's only continuing indicator of what Amerca's students know and can do. This national treasure, as it has been called, is a valuable source of information to the American public, policymakers, business leaders, and educators alike. The NAEP 1996 science results are important because they provide baseline information for marking progress toward the fourth National Education Goal: 'American students shall be first in the world in mathematics and science by the year 2000'. The national results presented in this report describe the achievement of students in grades 4, 8, and 12 in terms of the student performance standards adopted by the National Assessment Governing Board. State results also are presented for the 44 jurisdictions that participated voluntarily in the grade 8 state assessment and that met the guidelines for participation.