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EMBARGOED until
October 14, 2009
10:00 a.m. E.D.T.
Stuart Kerachsky
Acting Commissioner
National Center for Education Statistics
October 14, 2009
Overview of the 2009 Mathematics Assessment
• Administered January – March 2009 to
– 168,800 fourth-graders
– 161,700 eighth-graders
• Students assessed in five mathematical content areas
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Number properties and operations
Measurement
Geometry
Data analysis, statistics, and probability
Algebra
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NAEP Mathematics Results
• Results available for grades 4 and 8 for
– Nation
– 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Department of
Defense school system
• Results reported as
– Average scale scores (0–500 scale)
– Achievement levels (Basic, Proficient, Advanced)
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National Scale Score Results
• Fourth-grade mathematics score unchanged from 2007, but
remains higher than in earlier assessment years
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National Achievement-Level Results
• Percentages of students performing at or above Basic and
Proficient hold steady since 2007
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Race/Ethnicity
• No change since 2007 in performance of racial/ethnic groups
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• White – Black score gap shows no change since 2007
but smaller than in 1990
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• No significant change in White – Hispanic score gap
compared to 2007 or 1990
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Eligibility for National School Lunch Program
• Results by family income show no change since 2007
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Type of School
• Private school students outperform public school students
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Changes in State Scores Between 2007 and 2009
• Scores increase since 2007 in 8 states and decrease in 4 states
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Sample 4th-Grade Geometry Question
• 27% of fourth-graders
correctly plotted points
on a grid and provided
their coordinates
• 45% were able to plot at
least some of the
required points
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Sample 4th-Grade Question in Number
Properties and Operations
• 67% of fourth-graders
correctly subtracted a
two-digit number from
a three-digit number
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National Achievement-Level Results
• Eighth-graders’ performance in mathematics continues to
improve
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National Achievement-Level Results
• Gains reflected in higher percentages of students at or
above Basic and Proficient
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Race/Ethnicity
• Most racial/ethnic groups continue to make gains
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• No significant change in White – Black score gap
compared to 2007 or 1990
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• No significant change in White – Hispanic score gap
compared to 2007 or 1990
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Eligibility for National School Lunch Program
• Scores increase across family income levels
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Type of School
• Public and Catholic school students make gains since 2007
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Change in State Scores Between 2007 and 2009
• Scores increase since 2007 in 15 states, and no states decline
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Sample 8th-Grade Algebra Question
• 51% of eighth-graders
correctly identified the
length of a rectangle in
terms of the width
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Sample 8th-Grade Question in Data Analysis,
Statistics, and Probability
• 77% of eighth-graders
determined the probability
of a particular outcome
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For More Information
http://nationsreportcard.gov
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