National Assessment of Educational Progress
1996 Science Performance Standards
Contents

Foreword

Highlights

Introduction

 Achievement Level Results: National and Regional Comparisons

 Achievement Level Results: State Comparisons

Appendixes




image of a diamondForeword

image of a diamondHighlights

image of a diamondIntroduction

Exemplars

image of a diamondAchievement Level Results: National and Regional Comparisons

image of a diamondAchievement Level Results: State Comparisons

image of a diamondAppendix A: Achievement Level Descriptions

image of a diamondAppendix B: Grade 8 Hands-on Tasks

image of a diamondAppendix C: Standard Error Tables

image of a diamondAcknowledgements


1996 Science Performance Standards
Achievement Results for the Nation and the States

October 1997

Findings from the National Assessment of Educational Progress

Mary Lyn Bourque
Audrey B. Champagne
Sally Crissman

with assistance from
Mary Crovo
Lawrence Feinberg
John Mazzeo
Christine O'Sullivan
Anna Van Wie



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Last updated: October 23, 1997 (kjk)

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