The Nation's Report Card: Writing Highlights 2002

Title:	The Nation's Report Card: Writing Highlights 2002
Description:	This full-color publication uses a tabloid format to present highlights from the National Assessment of Educational Progress 2002 writing assessment. It describes assessment content; presents major findings as average scale scores and as percentages of students scoring at or above achievement levels for the nation, at grades 4, 8, and 12; shows results for participating states and other jurisdictions at grades 4 and 8; and discusses the performance of selected subgroups defined by gender and race/ethnicity. This publication also includes sample assessment writing tasks and student responses in narrative, informative, and persuasive writing modes.
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Cover Date:	July 2003
Web Release:	July 10, 2003
Print Release:	July 9, 2003
Publication #:	NCES 2003531 Order Your Free Copy Now From Ed Pubs General Ordering Information
Center/Program:	NCES
Authors:	Hilary Persky, Mary Daane, and Ying Jin - ETS
Type of Product:	Statistics in Brief
Survey/Program Areas:	National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
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