NAEP is the only nationally representative database of academic performance for American students. Tap into this rich source of information by learning more about the available data and analysis tools. These tools are designed for audiences with a variety of levels of statistical knowledge, allowing users to mine data of interest.

 

The NAEP Primer (NCES 2011463) guides analysts through the intricacies of the databases, making the technologies more user-friendly. This guide contains a mini-sample of real data that have been approved for public use, enabling secondary analysts to familiarize themselves with the procedures before obtaining a license to a dataset. The NAEP Primer also provides a technical history of NAEP and other information that make it an excellent resource for anyone interested in NAEP data.

The NAEP Technical Documentation section of the website details the procedures used in designing, conducting, and analyzing data from NAEP assessments, beginning with NAEP 2000. This technical documentation will be augmented as soon as new sections and new assessment years are approved. The technical documentation home page provides general information about this publication and also links to each section, other assessment procedures reports, and a search function exclusively for the technical documentation.

 

Technical manuals from years before 2000 were published in print format and may be downloaded from the NCES electronic catalog.

NAEP offers training and seminars throughout the year for various users of NAEP information and data. In addition, many conferences schedule NAEP-related presentations and discussions. Find out about these events.

Enter this centralized resource to access reports and working papers on NAEP special studies and technical issues, and obtain other information helpful to users of NAEP data. Included here are links to the assessment schedule and assessment history, field manuals, older questionnaires, and a history of NAEP contracts. This e-Library serves as an archive, so material is added regularly.