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Navigate this site

The content on this website can be accessed at any time using the left-hand navigation bar. Use the navigation bar to:

  • Select a report for a subject area;
  • Choose results for the nation, for states, or for student groups;
  • View sample questions;
  • Read information tailored to the interests of parents, educators, researchers, policymakers, or reporters; or
  • Get more information about NAEP.

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Left navigation panel with report subjects outlined and description: report subject areas are identified here. Left navigation panel with report card sections outlined: choose these links to see sections in a report card. Left navigation panel with report subjects outlined and description: report subject areas are identified here. Left navigation panel with report card sections outlined: choose these links to see sections in a report card. Left navigation panel with resources for selected audiences outlined. Left navigation panel with other resources indicated. Left navigation panel with one button highlighted in red indicating that topic is selected. Left navigation panel with other resources indicated. Left navigation panel with outlines around assessment information buttons. Left navigation panel with outlines around assessment information buttons. screen shot of site with left navigation panel highlighted

Page through Report Cards

Once you have chosen to view a report card, you can use the arrows in the upper-left hand corner to move through a report page by page. Also, you can switch back and forth between subjects by using the highest level of tabs across the top of the page. By using the secondary level of tabs across the top of the page, you can jump to specific information as indicated.

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Outline of report tabs and description: switch back and forth between reports by using these tabs Outline of secondary tabs and description: use the secondary tabs to move to specific information in a report. Outline of navigation arrows and description: use the arrows to move through a report page by page. screen shot of typical report card page with top tabbed navigation highlighted

Use tabs

When you see tabs at the upper right of a page or chart, you can click on a tab to get an alternate subject, grade, or view. For instance, in the image below you can choose data for grade 4 or grade 8. When you are viewing a page of a report card, you can choose grade-level graphics, graphics showing scale score or achievement-level results, or graphical views by student groups (where available).

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Outline of grade tabs and description: use the top-row tabs to switch between grades Outline of subgroup tabs and description: choose one of these tabs to see data subsets; e.g. student groups. Outline of multiple view tabs and description: you can change views within a chart using tabs like these. screen shot of sample chart navigation with grade and category tabs highlighted

Use the Export NAEP Data feature

Reporters, researchers, or anyone who wants to explore the NAEP data shown on this website can create data files with full precision and standard errors by using Export NAEP Data. Find this feature on the Downloads & Tools page. Click on the "download" button corresponding to the data you wish to view. You will see a web page with the data table you have selected. You can then export the table into Microsoft® Excel (or other third party software).

Print a page

Use the "Print This Page" link at the bottom of each page for a printer-friendly view of the page. Note that all the interactive features of the graphics are maintained in the "Print This Page" view.

Download recommended Flash Player and SVG Viewer

Flash

Get Macromedia Flash PlayerThe NAEP website presents certain material in the form of Flash animations. In order to view these animations, you will need to install a Adobe Flash Player, version 6 or higher. Refer to Adobe's Flash support center for assistance in working with the Flash Player.

Scalable Vector Graphics

Download SVG ViewerScalable Vector Graphics (SVG) is a W3C recommendation (web standard) for a graphics file format and web development language based on XML. Through the use of SVG, NAEP is able to offer dynamically generated, high-quality, scalable, interactive graphics from real-time data. Although many SVG viewers are available, NAEP recommends the Adobe SVG Viewer 3.0 (or above) as a stable, well-supported viewer. Visit Adobe's SVG Page for more information and to download a free viewer.

Webmaster's note: As of September 29, 2004, Adobe has identified several known problems with Netscape browsers which may prevent the SVG viewer from properly rendering an image. There are no known work arounds at this time. Therefore, if you would like to view SVG graphics, we recommend the latest version of Internet Explorer.

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