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New Jersey NAEP 2011 Writing Results: Highlights

Interpreting NAEP Performance Levels: Please note that New Jersey students who perform at or above the NAEP-Basic level are meeting or exceeding grade-level expectations.

National Center for Education Statistics, The Nation's Report Card

NAEP 2011 Computer-based Writing [Grades 8 and 12]
NAEP 2011 Computer-based Writing, online [Grades 8 and 12]

NAEP 2007 Writing, New Jersey Results

New Jersey Department of Education Press Release [April 3, 2008]
As shown on the figure below, New Jersey students outperformed the nation as a whole and all other states and jurisdictions except one.

In 2007, the New Jersey scale score (175) was higher than the nation's public school (154), higher than 43 states, and not significantly different from the Connecticutt (172) scale score

Reports from the National Center for Education Statistics

NAEP 2007 Writing Snapshot for New Jersey, Grade 8
The Nation’s Report Card: Writing 2007, [Grades 8 and 12 | Executive Summary]
NAEP 2007 Writing State Report for New Jersey, Grade 8, Appendix
Toward a More inclusive NAEP: Students with Disabilities and ELL
Writing Framework and Specifications for NAEP [2007] [2011]
NAEP 2007 Writing, State Results [Grade 8]

NAEP Writing Sample Questions

NAEP 2007 Released Item, Back Pack, Block: 2007-8W14
NAEP 2007 Released Item, Plums, Block: 2007-8W5
NAEP 2007 Released Item, Something New, Block 2007-8W19
NAEP 2007 Released Items, State Performance Data (Excel)
NAEP 2007 Writing, Sample Questions [Grades 8 and 12]
NAEP 2007 Writing, Item Map

New Jersey NAEP at a Glance: Writing 2007