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- Do you often find yourself right-clicking for the thesaurus to improve your lexicon? Do you think students do too? Find out by joining us for the webinar release of the NAEP 2011 writing report on September 14 at 11 am http://buzz.mw/-9CO_0
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- Does our computer-based #writing assessment leave you wondering how students did on the paper-and-pencil test? Check out the 2007 results. http://buzz.mw/-9Ct_0
- In honor of National Honey Month, design an experiment and collect data to see if you can identify the correct temperature range for bottling honey. Among 8th-graders, 38% came to the correct conclusion. http://buzz.mw/-9bA_0
- Today in 1850, California was admitted to the union as the 31st state! Take a look at this map. Do you see a trend between routes of exploration and statehood? http://buzz.mw/-9b7_0
- Are you interested in what the NAEP writing computer-based assessment looks like? Watch our video tutorial:
- Football season is here! As you fire up the grill for tailgating, think about the science question below. Would you answer the same way these students did? They received “complete” scores for their responses. http://buzz.mw/-9b6_0
- Persuade, explain, & convey an experience: these were the three purposes of the NAEP 2011 writing tasks. Join our webinar on September 14 to find out how well students performed on the now computer-based assessment http://buzz.mw/-9CA_0
- We can’t bring an apple to welcome every teacher back to school, but we can share our new video with you! Be sure to watch “Introducing NAEP to Teachers” as you settle back into your classrooms.
- Happy Labor Day! Samuel Gompers, a key figure in the American labor movement, looks like he’s been reading the NAEP U.S. History framework. Learn more about the assessment and what it measures on our site! http://buzz.mw/-9bX_0
- Did you take any fun road trips this summer? See how results from the destinations you visited stack up against your home state using the NAEP State Comparisons Tool.
- September is Classical Music Month. Can you identify which musical instrument is being played in this NAEP arts assessment question? http://buzz.mw/-99x_0
- Just announced! The NAEP 2011 Writing Report Card will be released September 14. Don’t miss the first report from the new computer-based assessment. http://buzz.mw/-9Yv_Z
- Teachers, as you prepare those back-to-school lesson plans, don’t forget about the NAEP Questions Tool. Use it to create your own quizzes and get your students back in the swing of things! http://buzz.mw/-VuY_0
- Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech at the March on Washington today in 1963. Do you know what he and his fellow marchers wanted? http://buzz.mw/-Vu1_0
- In 2011, for the first time, NAEP assessed student achievement in writing via computer. Results are coming soon, but you can learn more about the assessment now. http://buzz.mw/-90V_0
- Happy Women's Equality Day! Girls are closing the gap in science! While boys scored higher on the science paper-and-pencil test, girls scored higher on hands-on tasks. Explore more gender results using the NAEP Data Explorer
- What is one of the basic needs of life? NAEP, yes, but water too! In honor of National Water Quality Month, watch this video of students conducting a hands-on science experiment about maintaining water systems.
- It's back-to-school time - brush up on all your skills with NAEP Test Yourself. Your teachers will be impressed! http://buzz.mw/-Vu8_0
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