The Nation

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The Nations Report Card Geography 2001
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National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
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Features of the 2001 Geography Assessment
SOURCE U.S. Department of Education, Office of
Educational Research and Improvement, National
Center for Education Statistics, National
Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1994
and 2001 Geography Assessments.
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Content of the 2001 Geography Assessment
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Percentage of Test Questions by Geography Content
Area 2001
SOURCE National Assessment Governing Board,
Geography Framework for the 1994 and 2001
National Assessment of Educational Progress.
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Results Reported from the 2001 Geography
Assessment
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National Scale Score Results Across Years
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National Percentiles Scores Across Years
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National Achievement-Level Results Across Years
Grade 4
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National Achievement-Level Results Across Years
Grade 8
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National Achievement-Level Results Across Years
Grade 12
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Average Scale Scores Across Years by Gender
SOURCE U.S. Department of Education, Office of
Educational Research and Improvement, National
Center for Education Statistics, National
Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1994
and 2001 Geography Assessments.
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Average Scale Scores by Parents Highest
Education Level and Type of School, Grade 8 2001
Nonpublic is significantly different from
public. Score for each level of parent
education is significantly higher than the score
for lower levels. Sample size is insufficient
to permit a reliable estimate. SOURCE U.S.
Department of Education, Office of Educational
Research and Improvement, National Center for
Education Statistics, National Assessment of
Educational Progress (NAEP), 2001 Geography
Assessment.
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Average Scale Scores by Parents Highest
Education Level and Type of School, Grade 12 2001
Nonpublic is significantly different from
public. Score for each level of parent
education is significantly higher than the score
for lower levels. Sample size is insufficient
to permit a reliable estimate. SOURCE U.S.
Department of Education, Office of Educational
Research and Improvement, National Center for
Education Statistics, National Assessment of
Educational Progress (NAEP), 2001 Geography
Assessment.
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Average Scale Scores Across Years by
Race/Ethnicity
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Racial/Ethnic Gaps in Average Scale Scores Across
Years
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Grade 4 Sample Questions Multiple-choice
SOURCE U.S. Department of Education, Office of
Educational Research and Improvement, National
Center for Education Statistics, National
Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2001
Geography Assessment.
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Grades 4 and 8 Sample Questions Multiple-choice
SOURCE U.S. Department of Education, Office of
Educational Research and Improvement, National
Center for Education Statistics, National
Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2001
Geography Assessment.
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Grades 8 and 12 Sample Question Short
constructed-response
SOURCE U.S. Department of Education, Office of
Educational Research and Improvement, National
Center for Education Statistics, National
Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2001
Geography Assessment.
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Grades 8 and 12 Sample Question Complete Response
SOURCE U.S. Department of Education, Office of
Educational Research and Improvement, National
Center for Education Statistics, National
Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2001
Geography Assessment.
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Grade 12 Sample Question Extended
Constructed-Response
SOURCE U.S. Department of Education, Office of
Educational Research and Improvement, National
Center for Education Statistics, National
Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2001
Geography Assessment.
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Results by Teacher Undergraduate/Graduate Major
or Minor/Special Emphasis, Grades 4 and 8 2001
SOURCE U.S. Department of Education, Office of
Educational Research and Improvement, National
Center for Education Statistics, National
Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2001
Geography Assessment.
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Results by Teacher Preparedness in Geography,
Grades 4 and 8 1994 and 2001
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Results by Frequency of Geography Course Taking
Since Sixth Grade, Grade 8 2001
Significantly different from average scores of
students who took fewer years. SOURCE U.S.
Department of Education, Office of Educational
Research and Improvement, National Center for
Education Statistics, National Assessment of
Educational Progress (NAEP), 2001 Geography
Assessment.
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Results by Students Reports on Grades Geography
Taken Since Ninth Grade, Grade 12 1994 and 2001
Significantly different from average scores of
students who took three or four years. SOURCE
U.S. Department of Education, Office of
Educational Research and Improvement, National
Center for Education Statistics, National
Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2001
Geography Assessment.
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Results by Students Reports of Study Skills and
Topics Once or Twice a Week, Grade 8 1994 and
2001
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