National Assessment Governing Board U.S. Department of Education September 2004

What Is NAEP?

Chapter One: Overview of Recommendations

Introduction
Context for Planning the 2005 Assessment
The Consensus Approach
Achievement Levels
Recommendations for the 2005 NAEP Mathematics Assessment

Chapter Two: Framework for the Assessment

Content Areas
Mathematical Complexity of Items
Distribution of Items
Special Study at Grade 8
Calculators

Chapter Three: 2005 NAEP Mathematics Objectives

Mathematical Content Areas

Chapter Four: Mathematical Complexity of Items

Low Complexity
Moderate Complexity
High Complexity
Balance of Mathematical Complexity

Chapter Five: Item Formats

Multiple-Choice Items
Short Constructed-Response Items
Extended Constructed-Response Items
Scoring Extended Constructed-Response Items

Bibliography

Appendix A: NAEP Mathematics Achievement Level Descriptions

Grade 4
Grade 8
Grade 12

Appendix B: Mathematical Complexity Items Scoring Guide

Low Complexity
Moderate Complexity
High Complexity

Appendix C: NAEP Mathematics Project Staff and Committees

Acknowledgments

National Assessment Governing Board Darvin M. Winick Chair Jo Ann Pottorff Vice Chair Charles E. Smith Executive Director Sharif M. Shakrani Contracting Officer Mary Crovo Project Officer

NAEP Mathematics Project Wayne Martin Project Director John Olson Deputy Project Director Linda Wilson Consensus Coordinator Framework Author

Developed for the National Assessment Governing Board under contract number ED-00-CO-0115 by the Council of Chief State School Officers, with subcontracts to the Council of Basic Education and the Association of State Supervisors of Mathematics

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