Assessment of Reading Proficiency
1998 NAEP Report Card
In 1998, the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP)conducted a national reading assessment of fourth-, eighth-, andtwelfth-grade students, and a State-by-State reading assessmentof fourth- and eighth-grade students. The resulting report comparesstudents’ performances in 1998 to those in 1994 and 1992. Students’performance on the assessment is described in terms of their averagescore on a 0-500 scale and in three achievement levels: Basic,Proficient, and Advanced. A summary of the major findings follows.Results for the Nation Average reading scores increased for students in grades 4, 8, and 12. At the fourth and twelfth grades, the national average score was higher in 1998 than…
