NAEP findings have a considerable impact on the public's understanding of student academic achievement. Because NAEP plays such a unique and prominent role in the education enterprise of this country, extra precautions are taken to ensure the technical validity and reliability of its findings. Several technical groups provide research and evaluation support for NAEP.
	The technical groups that serve this purpose are: The Design and Analysis Committee The National Academy of Sciences The NAEP Validity Studies Panel Congress consistently establishes panels to evaluate the assessment in part or as a whole.