NAEP Shows Promise as 'Preparedness' Yardstick
Research Finds Overlap of 12th Grade Content With That of Other Exams
Initial studies have delivered early but promising indications that it might be possible to use the exam known as “the nation’s report card” for a brand-new purpose: to gauge students’ preparedness for college or work.
At its quarterly meeting here last week, the
National Assessment Governing Board
, which sets policy for the
National Assessment of Educational Progress
, released results of
studies
comparing the content covered in the 12th grade assessment with the content in the SAT and ACT college-entrance exams; in the Accuplacer, a course-placement test used by colleges; and in WorkKeys, a job-skills test used by employers.
The studies found some differences in the tests’ content, but they also found “considerable overlap.” The overlap is enough to make researchers optimistic, NAGB officials said, about proceeding with the rest of the work needed to make a full determination of whether it would be appropriate to say that certain ranges of NAEP scores correlate with preparedness for...
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