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Assessment year1 | Subject area(s) | Grades/ages assessed | |||||||||||
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Grade 3 | Grade 4 | Age 9 | Grade 7 | Grade 8 | Age 13 | Grade 11 | Grade 12 | Age 17 | Age 17OS2 | Adult | |||
1969–1970 | Science | † | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | X | X | X | |
Writing | † | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | X | X | X | ||
Citizenship | † | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | X | X | X | ||
1970–1971 | Reading | † | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | X | X | X | |
Literature | † | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | X | X | X | ||
1971–1972 | Music | † | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | X | X | X | |
Social studies | † | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | X | X | X | ||
1972–1973 | Science | † | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | X | X | X | |
Mathematics | † | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | X | X | X | ||
1973–1974 | Career and occupational dvlpt. | † | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | X | X | X | |
Writing | † | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | X | X | † | ||
1974–1975 | Reading | † | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | X | X | † | |
Art | † | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | X | X | † | ||
1975–1976 | Citizenship/social studies | † | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | X | X | † | |
Mathematics3 | † | † | † | † | † | X | † | † | X | X | † | ||
1976–1977 | Science | † | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | |
Basic life skills3 | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | X | † | † | ||
Health3 | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | X | † | ||
Energy3 | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | X | † | ||
Reading3 | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | X | † | ||
Science3 | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | X | † | ||
1977–1978 | Mathematics | † | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | |
Consumer skills3 | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | X | † | † | ||
1978–1979 | Art | † | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | |
Music | † | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | ||
Writing | † | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | ||
1979–1980 | Reading | † | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | X | X | † | |
Literature | † | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | X | X | † | ||
1981–1982 | Mathematics | † | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | |
Citizenship/social studies | † | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | ||
Science3 | † | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | ||
1983–1984 | Reading | † | X | X | † | X | X | † | † | X | † | † | |
Writing | † | X | X | † | X | X | † | † | X | † | † | ||
1985 | Adult literacy3 | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | X | |
1986 | Reading | X | † | X | X | † | X | X | † | X | † | † | |
Mathematics | X | † | X | X | † | X | X | † | X | † | † | ||
Science | X | † | X | X | † | X | X | † | X | † | † | ||
Computer competence | X | † | X | X | † | X | X | † | X | † | † | ||
U.S. history3 | † | † | † | † | † | † | X | † | X | † | † | ||
Literature3 | † | † | † | † | † | † | X | † | X | † | † | ||
Reading (long-term trend) | † | X | X | † | X | X | X | † | X | † | † | ||
Mathematics (long-term trend) | † | X | X | † | X | X | X | † | X | † | † | ||
Science (long-term trend) | † | X | X | † | X | X | X | † | X | † | † | ||
1988 | Reading | † | X | X | † | X | X | † | X | X | † | † | |
Writing | † | X | X | † | X | X | † | X | X | † | † | ||
Civics | † | X | X | † | X | X | † | X | X | † | † | ||
U.S. history | † | X | X | † | X | X | † | X | X | † | † | ||
Document literacy3 | † | † | † | † | X | X | † | X | X | † | † | ||
Geography3 | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | X | † | † | ||
Reading (long-term trend) | † | X | X | † | X | X | X | † | X | † | † | ||
Writing (long-term trend) | † | X | X | † | X | X | X | † | X | † | † | ||
Mathematics (long-term trend) | † | † | X | † | † | X | X | † | X | † | † | ||
Science (long-term trend) | † | † | X | † | † | X | X | † | X | † | † | ||
1990 | Reading | † | X | X | † | X | X | † | X | X | † | † | |
Mathematics | † | X | X | † | X | X | † | X | X | † | † | ||
Science | † | X | X | † | X | X | † | X | X | † | † | ||
Reading (long-term trend) | † | X | X | † | X | X | X | † | X | † | † | ||
Writing (long-term trend) | † | X | X | † | X | X | X | † | X | † | † | ||
Mathematics (long-term trend) | † | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | ||
Science (long-term trend) | † | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | ||
Trial state mathematics | † | † | † | † | X | † | † | † | † | † | † | ||
1992 | Reading | † | X | X | † | X | X | † | X | X | † | † | |
Writing | † | X | X | † | X | X | † | X | X | † | † | ||
Mathematics | † | X | X | † | X | X | † | X | X | † | † | ||
Reading (long-term trend) | † | X | X | † | X | X | X | † | X | † | † | ||
Writing (long-term trend) | † | X | X | † | X | X | X | † | X | † | † | ||
Mathematics (long-term trend) | † | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | ||
Science (long-term trend) | † | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | ||
Trial state mathematics | X | † | † | † | X | † | † | † | † | † | † | ||
Trial state reading | X | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | ||
1994 | Reading | † | X | X | † | X | X | † | X | X | † | † | |
U.S. history | † | X | X | † | X | X | † | X | X | † | † | ||
Geography | † | X | X | † | X | X | † | X | X | † | † | ||
Reading (long-term trend) | † | X | X | † | X | X | X | † | X | † | † | ||
Writing (long-term trend) | † | X | X | † | X | X | X | † | X | † | † | ||
Mathematics (long-term trend) | † | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | ||
Science (long-term trend) | † | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | ||
Trial state reading | X | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | ||
1996 | Mathematics | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | † | |
Science | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | † | ||
Reading (long-term trend) | † | X | X | † | X | X | X | † | X | † | † | ||
Writing (long-term trend) | † | X | X | † | X | X | X | † | X | † | † | ||
Mathematics (long-term trend) | † | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | ||
Science (long-term trend) | † | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | ||
State mathematics | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | † | † | † | † | ||
State science4 | † | † | † | † | X | † | † | † | † | † | † | ||
1997 | Music | † | † | † | † | X | † | † | † | † | † | † | |
Theatre | † | † | † | † | X | † | † | † | † | † | † | ||
Visual arts | † | † | † | † | X | † | † | † | † | † | † | ||
1998 | Reading | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | † | |
Writing | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | † | ||
Civics | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | † | ||
State reading | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | † | † | † | † | ||
State writing | † | † | † | † | X | † | † | † | † | † | † | ||
1999 | Reading (long-term trend) | † | X | X | † | X | X | X | † | X | † | † | |
Writing (long-term trend) | † | X | X | † | X | X | X | † | X | † | † | ||
Mathematics (long-term trend) | † | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | ||
Science (long-term trend) | † | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | ||
2000 | Reading | † | X | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | |
Mathematics | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | † | ||
Science | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | † | ||
State mathematics | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | † | † | † | † | ||
State science | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | † | † | † | † | ||
2001 | U.S. history | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | † | |
Geography | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | † | ||
2002 | Reading | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | † | |
Writing | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | † | ||
2003 | Mathematics | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | † | † | † | † | |
Reading | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | † | † | † | † | ||
2004 | Mathematics long-term trend | † | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | |
Reading long-term trend | † | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | ||
2005 | Mathematics | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | † | |
Reading | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | † | ||
Science | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | X | † | † | † | ||
X Denotes grade or age assessed for a given subject area. † Denotes years in which an assessment for this subject was not conducted. 1 All years in which an assessment was conducted are included in this table. 2 Age 17 students who had dropped out of school or had graduated prior to assessment. 3 Small, special-interest assessments conducted on limited samples at specific grades or ages. 4 Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) schools were assessed at both grades 4 and 8. All other states and jurisdictions in the 1996 state science assessment were assessed at grade 8 only. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). |