The test defines proficiency as "solid academic performance" based on knowledge of important events and trends in history, and the ability to analyze the material and apply it to real-world situations.
The teams, which met in the Final Four earlier this month, were included among 712 squads in various sports singled out by the N.C.A.A. for their solid academic performance.
The board that oversees the program defines three achievement levels for each test: "basic" denotes partial mastery of a subject; "proficient" represents solid academic performance and a demonstration of competency over challenging subject matter; and "advanced" means superior performance.
From the report,"less than one-half of students are demonstrating solid academic performance and competency over challenging subject matter".
Proficient, according to NAEP materials, "represents solid academic performance" for students who "have demonstrated competency over challenging subject matter".
Results are broken down into three levels of achievement: "basic," which, according to NCES, "denotes partial mastery of the skills and knowledge" needed for proficiency; "proficient," which "represents solid academic performance" and "advanced," which "represents superior work".
