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Overview of the 2006 NAEP Assessments
• Administered in January–March 2006
• National results for grades 4, 8, and 12
• Results by scale scores and achievement levels– Basic– Proficient– Advanced
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The 2006 U.S. History Assessment
• National samples:– 6,500 fourth-graders– 11,400 eighth-graders– 11,300 twelfth-graders
• Trend comparisons to 1994 and 2001 assessments
• Four themes:– Democracy– Culture– Technological and Economic Change– World Role
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Average Scale Scores
* Significantly different (p < .05) from 2006.SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1994, 2001, and 2006 U.S. History Assessments.
• Scores higher in 2006 than in 1994 and 2001 at all three grades
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Scale Score Percentiles• At grade 4, lower-performing students make gains• At grades 8 and 12, students at all levels make gains
compared to 1994
* Significantly different (p < .05) from 2006.SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1994, 2001, and 2006 U.S. History Assessments.
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Achievement-Level Results• Higher percentages at or above Basic at all three grades
• Higher percentages at or above Proficient at grades 8 and 12 since 1994
* Significantly different (p < .05) from 2006.SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1994, 2001, and 2006 U.S. History Assessments.
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Results by Race/Ethnicity
NOTE: Black includes African American, Hispanic includes Latino, and Pacific Islander includes Native Hawaiian. Race categories exclude Hispanic origin. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1994, 2001, and 2006 U.S. History Assessments.
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Results by Race/Ethnicity─Score Gaps, Grade 4• Score gap narrows between White and Black
students at grade 4 compared to 1994• Score gap narrows between White and Hispanic
students at grade 4 compared to 1994
* Significantly different (p < .05) from 2006. NOTE: Black includes African American, and Hispanic includes Latino. Race categories exclude Hispanic origin. Score gaps are calculated based on differences between unrounded average scores. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1994, 2001, and 2006 U.S. History Assessments.
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Scale Scores by Theme• Students at all three grades make gains in
Democracy and World Role themes
* Significantly different (p < .05) from 2006.SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1994, 2001, and 2006 U.S. History Assessments.
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What Do Students Know About Democracy?
• 46% of fourth-graders identified Lincoln’s position on slavery
• 78% of eighth-graders identified the interpretation of Gettysburg Address reference
• 67% of twelfth-graders identified an important Great Society idea
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What Do Students Know About Culture?
• 65% of fourth-graders identified why some early Native Americans built their homes in cliffs
• 49% of eighth-graders explained why people settled on the Western frontier
• 36% of twelfth-graders identified an immigration pattern and explained its causes
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What Do Students Know About Technological/Economic Change?
• 35% of fourth-graders explained how two inventions changed life in the U.S.
• 64% of eighth-graders identified an impact of the cotton gin
• 9% of twelfth-graders explained lifestyle changes between 1900 and 1928
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What Do Students Know About the U.S. World Role?
• 40% of fourth-graders identified time frame of Vietnam War
• 33% of eighth-graders identified the U.S. foreign policy positions related to Latin America
• 14% of twelfth-graders explained why the U.S. was involved in the Korean War
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The 2006 Civics Assessment
• National samples:– 7,000 fourth-graders
– 9,200 eighth-graders– 9,100 twelfth-graders
• Comparisons to 1998
• Results reported on a 0–300 scale
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The Content of the Civics Assessment
• Civic life, politics, and government
• Foundations of the American political system
• How the government established by the Constitution embodies the purposes, values, and principles of American democracy
• Relationship of the U.S. to other nations and to world affairs
• Roles of citizens in American democracy
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Average Scale Scores• Score increases only at grade 4
* Significantly different (p < .05) from 2006.SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1998 and 2006 Civics Assessments.
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Scale Score Percentiles
* Significantly different (p < .05) from 2006.SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1998 and 2006 Civics Assessments.
• Gains are made by lower-performing students at grade 4
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Achievement-Level Results
* Significantly different (p < .05) from 2006.SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1998 and 2006 Civics Assessments.
• Higher percentage of fourth-graders at or above the Basic level in 2006
• No significant change in achievement-level results at grades 8 and 12
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Results by Race/Ethnicity• At grade 4, White, Black, and Hispanic students score
higher in 2006• At grade 8, White and Hispanic students score higher
in 2006
‡ Reporting standards not met. Sample size is insufficient to permit a reliable estimate.* Significantly different (p < .05) from 2006.NOTE: Black includes African American, Hispanic includes Latino, and Pacific Islander includes Native Hawaiian. Race categories exclude Hispanic origin.SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1998 and 2006 Civics Assessments.
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Results by Race/Ethnicity─Score Gaps, Grade 4
* Significantly different (p < .05) from 2006.NOTE: Black includes African American, and Hispanic includes Latino. Race categories exclude Hispanic origin. Score gaps are calculated based on differences between unrounded average scores.SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1998 and 2006 Civics Assessments.
• White and Hispanic gap narrows• White and Black gap did not change significantly
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What Do Fourth-Graders Know?
• 75% knew that only citizens can vote in the U.S.
• 41% identified the level of government that signs peace treaties
• 14% recognized that defendants have a right to a lawyer
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What Do Eighth-Graders Know?
• 80% identified a notice for jury duty
• 63% determined an instance of abuse of power
• 15% interpreted a phrase fromthe Gettysburg Address
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What Do Twelfth-Graders Know?
• 72% analyzed a historical text on the importance of education
• 50% identified the outcome when state and national laws conflict
• 43% described the meaning of federalism in the U.S.
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Summary
At grade 4• Overall increases in both U.S. history and civics• Increases in both assessments for lower-performing
students
At grade 8• Overall increase in U.S. history and no significant
change in civics
At grade 12 • Overall increase in U.S. history and no significant
change in civics
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For more information: http://nationsreportcard.gov