What Is NAEP?

What Is NAEP?

The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is a continuing and nationally representative measure of trends in academic achievement of U.S. elementary and secondary students in various subjects. For nearly four decades, NAEP assessments have been conducted periodically in reading, mathematics, science, writing, U.S. history, civics, geography, and other subjects. By collecting and reporting information on student performance at the national, state, and local levels, NAEP is an integral part of our nation's evaluation of the condition and progress of education.

THE 2016?2017 NATIONAL ASSESSMENT GOVERNING BOARD

The National Assessment Governing Board was created by Congress to formulate policy for NAEP. Among the

Governing Board's responsibilities are developing objectives and test specifications and designing the assessment

methodology for NAEP.

Members

Terry Mazany, Chair President and CEO The Chicago Community Trust Chicago, Illinois

Lucille E. Davy, Vice Chair President and CEO Transformative Education Solutions, LLC Pennington, New Jersey

Alberto Carvalho Superintendent Miami-Dade County Public Schools Miami, Florida

Honorable Mitchell D. Chester Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Malden, Massachusetts

Frank K. Fernandes Principal Kaimuki Middle School Honolulu, Hawaii

Honorable Anitere Flores Senator Florida Senate Miami, Florida

Rebecca Gagnon School Board Member Minneapolis Public Schools Minneapolis, Minnesota

Shannon Garrison Fourth-Grade Teacher Solano Avenue Elementary School Los Angeles, California

Honorable James Geringer Director of Policy and Public Sector Strategies Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) Cheyenne, Wyoming

Doris R. Hicks Principal and CEO Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Charter School for Science and Technology New Orleans, Louisiana

Andrew Dean Ho Professor Harvard Graduate School of Education Cambridge, Massachusetts

Carol Jago Associate Director California Reading and Literature Project at UCLA Oak Park, Illinois

Tonya Matthews President and CEO Michigan Science Center Detroit, Michigan

Tonya Miles General Public Representative Mitchellville, Maryland

Honorable Ronnie Musgrove Founding Member Musgrove/Smith Law Jackson, Mississippi

Dale Nowlin Teacher and Mathematics Department Chair Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation Columbus, Indiana

Honorable Jeanette Nu?ez Legislator Florida House of Representatives Miami, Florida

Father Joseph O'Keefe, S.J. Professor Boston College Lynch School of Education Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

W. James Popham Emeritus Professor University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, California

B. Fielding Rolston Chairman Tennessee State Board of Education Kingsport, Tennessee

Linda Rosen CEO Change the Equation Washington, DC

Cary Sneider Associate Research Professor Portland State University Portland, Oregon

Ken Wagner Commissioner for Elementary and Secondary Education Rhode Island Department of Education Providence, Rhode Island

Chasidy White Eighth-Grade Teacher Brookwood Middle School Brookwood, Alabama

Joe Willhoft Consultant Tacoma, Washington

National Assessment Governing Board

Terry Mazany Chair

Lucille E. Davy Vice Chair

William Bushaw Executive Director Lisa Stooksberry Deputy Executive Director

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For further information, contact:

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January 2017

Publication Note The 2017 NAEP Reading Framework is the same framework first developed for the 2009

NAEP Reading Assessment, which includes 2009 modifications for 12th grade to support

NAEP reporting on academic preparedness for postsecondary endeavors.

Continuity in the NAEP Reading Framework enables reporting of student achievement

trends over time. To reflect this continuity, this edition reflects updated dates and references to legislation, National Assessment Governing Board actions, and NAEP activities,

including the 2017 transition to digital-based assessment.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

List of Exhibits ........................................................................................................................ ii

Executive Summary ............................................................................................................... iii

Text Types ....................................................................................................................... iv

Meaning Vocabulary Assessment ................................................................................... iv

Item Design ..................................................................................................................... iv

12th Grade NAEP..............................................................................................................v

Reporting Results ..............................................................................................................v

Reporting Trend Data ........................................................................................................v

Sample Items ................................................................................................................... vi

Preface by the National Assessment Governing Board ..................................................... vii

NAEP Reading Project Staff and Committees.................................................................... ix

Chapter One: Overview ..........................................................................................................1

NAEP Overview ................................................................................................................1

Overview of NAEP Reading Assessment .........................................................................6

Chapter Two: Content and Design of NAEP in Reading...................................................15

Texts on the NAEP Reading Assessment to Be Included ...............................................15

Literary Text ....................................................................................................................16

Informational Text...........................................................................................................22

Characteristics of Texts Selected for Inclusion ...............................................................28

Vocabulary on the NAEP Reading Assessment ..............................................................32

Cognitive Targets ............................................................................................................36

Item Types .......................................................................................................................41

Chapter Three: Reporting Results .......................................................................................43

Legislative Provisions for NAEP Reporting ...................................................................43

Achievement Levels ........................................................................................................43

Reporting NAEP Results .................................................................................................44

Reporting State NAEP Results ........................................................................................45

Reporting Trend Data ......................................................................................................45

Bibliography ...........................................................................................................................49

Definition of Reading ......................................................................................................49

Text Types, Matrices, and Cognitive Targets..................................................................49

Vocabulary Assessment...................................................................................................52

Appendix A: Glossary of Terms ...........................................................................................57

Appendix B: NAEP Reading Achievement Level Definitions............................................63

NAEP Reading Achievement Levels--Grade 4..............................................................63

NAEP Reading Achievement Levels--Grade 8..............................................................64

NAEP Reading Achievement Levels--Grade 12............................................................66

Appendix C: Special Studies: NAEP Reading Framework ...............................................69

Developmental Study: Meaning Vocabulary Assessment...............................................69

Special Study: English Language Learners .....................................................................70

Special Study: Gender Differences..................................................................................71

NAEP 2017 READING FRAMEWORK

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