Assessment/Accountability MCAS
National Assessment of Educational Progress

"Introducing NAEP to Students"
Transcript

(sound bite)
042930 NAEP is important
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042810 NAEP is important
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042700 It's your responsibility

(Girl Host)
NAEP IS IMPORTANT, AND IT'S YOUR RESPONSIBILITY.

(GUY HOST)
YOU'RE HERE BECAUSE YOU'VE BEEN ASKED TO TAKE THE NAEP TEST. AND YOU PROBABLY HAVE SOME QUESTIONS - WELL WE'LL ANSWER THEM.

(GIRL HOST)
NAEP STANDS FOR THE NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS. - NOW I KNOW THOSE SOUND LIKE BIG WORDS- BUT -
IT REALLY IS A BIG DEAL.

(GUY HOST)
NAEP IS THE ONLY NATIONAL TEST THAT SHOWS HOW MUCH AMERICA'S STUDENTS KNOW - AND CAN DO IN IMPORTANT SUBJECTS - LIKE READING, WRITING, MATH, AND SCIENCE.

(GIRL HOST)
THE RESULTS OF NAEP ARE CALLED
- THE NATION'S REPORT CARD. - MAYBE YOU'VE SEEN IT ON THE NEWS?

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RESULTS ARE IN FOR THE NATION'S REPORT CARD
WASHINGTON STATE 4TH AND 8TH GRADERS SCORED BETTER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE
STATE'S 4TH AND 8TH ARE DOING BETTER IN MATH AND READING
PASSING MARKS FOR STUDENTS NATIONWIDE

(GIRL HOST voice over montage)
NAEP GETS A LOT OF ATTENTION ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.

Sound bite:
021518 (WF) it's like voting you're making a difference and even though you might not believe that you're making a difference you really are because you're part of something.

(GUY HOST)
MORE THAN HALF A MILLION STUDENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY HAVE BEEN ASKED TO PARTICIPATE IN NAEP.

(Girl Host)
NAEP TESTS STUDENTS IN FOURTH, EIGHTH AND TWELTH GRADES.
NOT EVERY STUDENT TAKES THE TEST, ONLY A FEW - LIKE YOU GUYS.

(Guy Host)
THOSE WHO DO TAKE THE TEST REPRESENT EVERY STUDENT ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
HERE'S HOW THEY FIGURE OUT WHO'S GOING TO BE TESTED:
FIRST THE SCHOOLS ARE SELECTED IN EVERY STATE,
THEN A LIST OF STUDENTS FROM EACH SCHOOL IS PUT TOGETHER.

(GIRL HOST)
THE ONES WHO TAKE THE TEST ARE CHOSEN AT RANDOM FROM THE LIST.

(GIRL HOST ON CAMERA)
THAT'S HOW YOU GOT HERE.

Sound bite: Outcome of the test can be so beneficial
Sound bite: 032559 (WM) If you do your best then your state will know where they stand.

(GIRL HOST)
YOU CAN SEE WHY IT'S IMPORTANT TO DO YOUR BEST, BECAUSE NAEP REALLY MEANS A LOT. BY DOING YOUR BEST EVERYONE WILL KNOW WHERE WE STAND.

(GUY HOST)
NAEP GIVES THE SAME TEST TO STUDENTS ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
SO THEY CAN SEE HOW YOUR STATE COMPARES WITH OTHER STATES.

(GIRL HOST)
\PEOPLE WHO RUN THE SCHOOLS CAN USE NAEP RESULTS TO MAKE IMPORTANT DECISIONS ABOUT THE QUALITY OF OUR EDUCATION.
REMEMBER, THESE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE IMPORTANT DECISIONS LIKE HOW MUCH MONEY SCHOOLS GET, OR HOW MANY TEACHERS… EVEN HOW SUBJECTS ARE TAUGHT.

Sound Bite: 041420 (WM) the numbers from them are really important for deciding where improvements are going to be made in education.

Sound Bite: 041822 (BM) If I was asked to take the NAEP test I would see it as an opportunity to give back to the community.

(GIRL HOST)
ARE YOU STARTING TO GET HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS?

(GUY HOST)
NOW - CHECK THIS OUT. THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO HAVE AN IMPACT ON HOW KIDS ARE TAUGHT, AND WHAT WE LEARN.

(GIRL HOST)
AND IF YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT YOUR RESULTS… DON'T BE, THE TEST IS ANONYMOUS… SO NO ONE WILL EVER KNOW YOUR NAME. WHAT NAEP WANTS TO KNOW IS WHAT YOU'VE LEARNED, SO NO PRESSURE.

Sound bite: 042323 (WM) Your state's not going to be able to improve unless you record what you've done by taking this test.

Sound bite: 042344 (BF) Take it by storm, do your best that you can do.

Sound bite: My school got into the top fifty and your school is like nowhere.

(GUY HOST)
THE TEST IS REALLY SHORT, IT ONLY TAKES ABOUT 90 MINUTES.

(GIRL HOST)
BUT, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT YOU DO YOUR BEST BECAUSE THE RESULTS CAN MEAN SO MUCH.

(GUY HOST)
SO, GOOD LUCK …AND THANKS FOR BEING SUCH AN IMPORTANT PART OF NAEP - THE NATION'S REPORT CARD.

Student Bite: 021430 (AF)it's an opportunity for you to prove that you're capable of doing well. It's a way for you to just do your best, it's like nothing to lose.