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Good Teaching, Good Testing: A NAEP Overview

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National Assessment Governing Board

History

• Established by Congress in 1988
• Reauthorized in 1994 and 2002

Composition

• 26 members
• Bipartisan
• Broadly representative
• Educators, members of local and state government, testing experts, business representatives,
  general public

Statutory Responsibilities

• Select subjects to be assessed,
• Develop assessment frameworks and specifications
• Set student performance levels
• Develop guidelines for reporting NAEP results
• Design assessment methodology
• Approve all test items
• Improve the form and use of NAEP
• And other duties