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Development of the Economics Cognitive Items and Instruments

			Student Booklets: 2006 Number of Items: 2006

The instruments used in the NAEP economics assessment, which was administered at grade 12 only, were newly developed for the 2006 assessment. Explore items released from the assessment in the NAEP Questions Tool.

The NAEP economics framework and the specifications documents act as guides for the item development efforts. Items were written by a team composed of NAEP item development staff, kindergarten-through-twelfth-grade teachers, and postsecondary teachers around the country. All assessment materials were reviewed by members of the Economics Standing Committee (see the current committee members), as well as other specialists in education and assessment development.

In 2006, the cognitive items were assembled into 25-minute blocks containing a range of questions covering three economics content areas:

• the market economy,
• the national economy, and
• the international economy.

Following approval from the National Center for Education Statistics, the blocks are assembled into booklets and distributed to schools for the administration of the assessment.

The number of cognitive items in the economics assessment is detailed in the NAEP Analysis and Scaling section.

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