Abstract
AbstractAdministered by the National Center for Education Statistics within the US Department of Education, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) programme provides statistically representative studies of what elementary and secondary students know and can do in different subject areas. NAEP results are reported as aggregated scores for student groups and as percentages of students that reach three achievement levels—Basic, Proficient, and Advanced. This chapter explores the performance of 8th grade (13–14 years old) students who participated in the 2018 NAEP geography assessment in relation to each achievement level. Examples of geography items at each level are provided to illustrate what geography students who perform at different levels are likely to know and understand. The chapter then proceeds to analyze the demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of students who score at a given NAEP achievement level. Results of NAEP geography assessments indicate no overall change in student achievement and persisting achievement gaps over a 25-year period. Implications of NAEP findings for research and practice in geography education are discussed in the context of curriculum theory advanced by the GeoCapabilities project and the results of other NAEP social studies assessments.KeywordsSchool geographyStudent outcomesPowerful knowledge
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