National Assessment Governing Board Content Alignment Studies of the 2009 National Assessment of Educational Progress for Grade 12 Reading and Mathematics with SAT and ACCUPLACER Assessments of these Subjects
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Introduction WestEd has been contracted by the National Assessment Governing Board to study the extent to which the grade 12 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is aligned in content and complexity to SAT and ACCUPLACER in reading and in mathematics. This project is part of the Governing Board's 12th grade preparedness initiative and will yield information on using the grade 12 NAEP to report on student preparedness for postsecondary activities. The overall study includes examination of the alignment between the grade 12 NAEP in reading and mathematics and the SAT and ACCUPLACER assessments in those subjects.
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