Keywords
Eighth grade (Education) -- United States, National Assessment of Educational Progress (Project), Reading -- United States, United States -- No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
Abstract
The National Assessment of Educational Progress is a nationwide assessment administered every other year to eighth grade students in the United States in reading and mathematics. The purpose of this study was to compare the results of 2009 eighth grade state reading assessment proficiency percentages to NAEP proficiency percentages. Primarily, this study examined whether a predictive relationship existed between state and NAEP proficiency percentages. Subsequent research questions analyzed the extent to which a relationship existed for subgroups (race/ethnicity, English Language Learners, low socioeconomic status, and students with disabilities) and while controlling for census regions. It was found that a predictive relationship does exist between state and NAEP proficiency percentages for eighth grade students who took these reading assessments in 2009. The correlations between the variables were consistently high; however, the relationships were not significant for all subgroups nor for all census regions. It was determined that NAEP and state assessment proficiency percentages are not well suited to direct comparisons. Recommendations for practice included the development of nationwide common assessments, standards, and proficiency scales
Notes
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Graduation Date
2011
Semester
Spring
Advisor
Taylor, Rosemarye
Degree
Doctor of Education (Ed.D.)
College
College of Education
Department
Educational Research, Technology, and Leadership
Format
application/pdf
Identifier
CFE0003600
URL
http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/CFE0003600
Language
English
Length of Campus-only Access
None
Access Status
Doctoral Dissertation (Open Access)
Subjects
Dissertations, Academic -- Education, Education -- Dissertations, Academic
STARS Citation
Dyer, Kathryn B., "A Comparison Of Eighth Grade Reading Proficiency On State Assessments With The National Assessment Of Educational Progress" (2011). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 2031.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd/2031