为了了解全美中小学生在核心课程中的学习成绩,美国建立了全国教育进展评估。本文将就全国教育进展评估建立的背景及发展历程、全国教育进展评估的数学和阅读评估框架、2007年最新评估结果以及这一评估项目的成绩和问题展开论述。 In order to understand the academic achievement of primary and secondary school students across the country in the core curriculum, the United States has established a national assessment of progress in education. This article will discuss the background and development of the National Education Progress Assessment, the mathematics and reading assessment framework for the national education progress assessment, the latest assessment results in 2007, and the achievements and problems of this assessment project.