Reading Cognitive ItemsThe NAEP reading framework guides the item development efforts. Items are written by the NAEP item development staff, members of the Reading Assessment Standing Committee, and elementary, secondary, and postsecondary teachers around the country. All assessment materials are reviewed by specialists in reading education, measurement, assessment development, and bias. The cognitive items are assembled into 25-minute blocks, each containing a range of questions covering three purposes for reading:
In 2000, the assessment was administered only at grade 4 and covered only two of the three purposes—Reading for Literary Experience and Reading to Gain Information. Following approval from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), the blocks are spiraled into booklets and distributed to schools for the administration of the assessment. View a table that provides the total number of reading items in the 2000 assessment for each scale and grade. View a table that lists the blocks common to the previous reading assessment. Explore sample items and related student performance data from all reading assessment years. Last updated 05 June 2008 (TS) |
