This 2007 report is the result of a request by the National Center for Education Statistics to the NVS panel to undertake a validity study of the current National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) mathematics assessment.
The Early Learning Needs Assessment Tool can create custom or provide prepared reports using data AIR has collected on the supply and demand for early learning and care for young children, including estimates of those eligible for Title V state programs.
This study examines the nature of text-task-reader interactions in relation to student performance on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reading assessment in order to suggest strategies that NAEP might use to select passages, develop items, and interpret data to more closely approximate the complex nature of reading comprehension. ...
This report compares the content of two science assessments for grades 4 and 8, and provides information useful for interpreting and comparing results from the two assessments, based on an in-depth look at the content of the respective frameworks and assessment items.
In the social and emotional learning field, multiple assessment issues—from the complexity, validity, and reliability of measures, to the use and interpretation of results—baffle even the most experienced researchers. AIR and CASEL convened 28 practice leaders from across the country to understand how they are implementing, assessing, and refining their ...
AIR is developing a benchmarking tool as part of the World Bank’s System Assessment and Benchmarking for Education Results project that will allow countries to analyze their progress in implementing curriculum-based learning standards. The tool will be developed in conjunction with extensive research on the conditions and policies needed to ...
This paper provides the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), National Assessment Governing Board (NAGB), and the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) community with information that may help maintain the validity and utility of the NAEP assessments for civics and U.S. history as revisions are planned to the NAEP ...
Cambium Learning Group, Inc., a leading provider in education software and portfolio company of Veritas Capital, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire AIR Assessment, the student assessment division of the American Institutes for Research, one of the world’s largest behavioral and social science research ...
While over 90% of U.S. states and territories currently use the NRC-aligned or NGSS science standards, many reports highlight the need for implementation tools, resources, and cohesive state and local policies to support equitable science teaching and learning outcomes for all students. AIR’s team consists of content and practitioner experts ...
The initiatives to enhance adult learning program accountability and assessment systems of the following states are described in this paper: Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Oregon, Texas, Washington, West Virginia.