NAEP - Scheduled U.S. History Assessment, Past Results, Trends, Methods

Students in more than 1,300 schools participated in the 2006 U.S. history assessment. The assessment was administered from January to March 2006 to approximately 6,500 students at grade 4, to 11,400 students at grade 8, and to 11,300 students at grade 12.

2006 U.S. History Results

Explore the results of the 2006 U.S. history assessment.

Download a copy of the U.S. history Report Card.

Exploring NAEP U.S. History

	Take a look at publications about NAEP U.S. history.
	Explore the NAEP schedule of assessments.

How the NAEP U.S. History Assessment Works

	Learn what the assessment measures and how it was developed.
	Learn who took the assessment and how it was administered.
	Explore sample questions from the assessment, and see how they were scored.
	Find out what students know and can do by looking at the NAEP U.S. history scale. Gain a greater understanding of the U.S. history scale by exploring the 2006 U.S. history item map.
	Find out what students should know and be able to do by viewing NAEP U.S. history achievement levels.
	Find out how to interpret the results of the assessment.

Using NAEP Data

Explore NAEP history assessment data in the NAEP Data Explorer.

Last updated 18 May 2007 (FW)