U.S. History Cognitive ItemsThe NAEP U.S. history framework guides the item development efforts. Items are written by Educational Testing Service (ETS) staff, members of the U.S. History Assessment Standing Committee, and elementary, secondary, and postsecondary teachers around the country. All assessment materials are reviewed by specialists in U.S. history education, measurement, assessment development, and bias. The cognitive items are assembled into 25-minute blocks, with one 50-minute block at grades 8 and 12. The blocks contain a range of questions covering four historical themes:
Following approval from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), the blocks are spiraled into booklets and shipped to schools for the administration of the assessment. View a table that provides the total number of U.S. history items in the 2001 assessment for each scale and grade. View a listing of the blocks common to the previous U.S. history assessment. Explore sample items and related student performance data from all U.S. history assessment years. Last updated 17 May 2007 |
