Since 1969, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) has worked to provide reliable information on the academic performance of U.S. students in various subjects. This document is the most comprehensive listing of government-funded NAEP publications. By cataloguing this collection, the directory provides something of a history of the NAEP. Publications are organized by publication year and grouped into the following categories: (1) national reports; (2) state reports; (3) abbreviated documents; (4) technical reports; (5) focused reports and special studies; (6) conference proceedings and commissioned papers; (7) NAEP evaluation studies and grant publications; and (8) subject area objectives, frameworks, and achievement levels. Each publication category is preceded by descriptions of content, purposes, and intended audiences. (SLD)

The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is a continuing and nationally representative assessment of what this nation's students know and can do. NAEP has often been called the "gold standard" of assessments because it is developed using the best thinking of assessment and content specialists, education experts, and teachers from around the nation. This paper describes how NAEP assessment is developed, who participates in NAEP, and how the results of NAEP are reported. A list of resources is also included.