The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), also known as “the Nation’s Report Card,” is the only nationally representative and continuing assessment of what America’s students know and can do in various subject areas. Its two major goals are to measure student achievement and to report change in performance over time.
The Alaska profile is available on the NAEP web site. This profile presents key data about Alaska's student and school population, NAEP testing history, and results. The profile also contain links to the most recent state report cards for all available subjects.
It is important for NAEP to assess as many students selected to participate as possible. Assessing representative samples of students, including students with disabilities and English language learners, helps to ensure that NAEP results accurately reflect the educational performance of all students in the target population, and can continue to serve as a meaningful measure of U.S. students’ academic achievement over time.
The National Assessment Governing Board, which sets policy for NAEP, has been exploring ways to ensure that NAEP continues to appropriately include as many students as possible and to do so in a consistent manner for all jurisdictions assessed and reported. In March 2010, the Governing Board adopted a new policy, NAEP Testing and Reporting on Students with Disabilities and English Language Learners. This policy was the culmination of work with experts in testing and curriculum, and those who work with exceptional children and students learning to speak English.
More information about NAEP Accommodations and Supports is available on the Nation's Report Card site. Schools participating in NAEP should login to the NAEP Assessment Management System (AMS) to review specific accommodations policies for the upcoming NAEP administration.
International assessments allow us the unique opportunity to compare the performance of students in the United States with the performance of students in other countries. Alaska schools and students selected for participation represent the United States in these international studies conducted in over 70 countries world-wide. Click here to learn about these studies.