Frameworks and Specifications

Frameworks describe the content and design of each NAEP subject area assessment, written for a general audience.

Specifications describe the detailed blueprint used for constructing the assessment, written for NAEP test developers.

Reading

Reading Framework for the 2009 National Assessment of Educational Progress
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Reading Assessment and Item Specifications for the 2009 National Assessment of Educational Progress
Word

Reading Framework for the 2007 National Assessment of Educational Progress
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Mathematics

Mathematics Framework for the 2009 National Assessment of Educational Progress
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Assessment and Item Specifications for the NAEP 2009 Mathematics Assessment
Word

Mathematics Framework for the 2007 National Assessment of Educational Progress
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Science

Science Framework for the 2009 National Assessment of Educational Progress
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Science Assessment and Item Specifications for the 2009 National Assessment of Educational Progress
Word

Science Framework for the 2005 National Assessment of Educational Progress
HTML | PDF

Writing

Writing Framework for the 2011 National Assessment of Educational Progress (Pre-Publication Edition)
Word

Writing Framework and Specifications for the 2007 National Assessment of Educational Progress
PDF

Other Subjects

2008 Arts Education Assessment Framework
PDF

Background Information Framework for the National Assessment of Educational Progress
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Civics Framework for the 2010 National Assessment of Educational Progress
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Civics Specifications for the National Assessment of Educational Progress, used for the 1998, 2006, and 2010 NAEP Civics Assessments
PDF

Economics Framework for the 2006 National Assessment of Educational Progress
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Economics Specifications for the 2006 National Assessment of Educational Progress
PDF

Foreign Language Specifications for the 2003 National Assessment of Educational Progress
PDF

Geography Framework for the 2010 National Assessment of Educational Progress
PDF

Geography Specifications for the 1994, 2001, and 2010 National Assessment of Educational Progress
PDF

U.S. History Framework for the 2010 National Assessment of Educational Progress
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U.S. History Specifications for the 2006 and 2010 National Assessment of Educational Progress
PDF