stuart kerachsky deputy commissioner national center for education statistics march 24, 2010
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Stuart KerachskyDeputy Commissioner
National Center for Education Statistics
March 24, 2010
Overview of the 2009 Reading Assessment
• Administered January – March 2009 to– 178,800 fourth-graders– 160,900 eighth-graders
• Students read literary and informational texts
• Questions aligned to three reading processes – Locate and recall– Integrate and interpret– Critique and evaluate
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NAEP Reading 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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Fourth-grade score unchanged from 2007 but remains higher than in earlier years
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Percentages of students performing at or above Basic and Proficient hold steady since 2007
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Scores for racial/ethnic groups show no change since 2007 but remain higher than in 1992
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White – Black score gap shows no significant change since 2007 but smaller than in 1992
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No significant change in White – Hispanic score gap compared to 2007 or 1992
Female – male gap unchanged since 2007
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Results by family income show no significant change since 2007
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Private school students outperform public school students
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Scores increase since 2007 in 3 states and decrease in 4 states
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• 63% of fourth-graders were able to locate a specific detail from the article
Sample Question: Locate and Recall
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Eighth-grade score increases since 2007
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Higher percentages of students at or above Basic and Proficient since 2007
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Scores for all racial/ethnic groups higher than in 2007
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No significant change in White – Black score gap compared to 2007 or 1992
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No significant change in White – Hispanic score gap compared to 2007 or 1992
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Gender gap smaller than in 1992
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Changes in performance vary by family income level
Public school students make gains since 2007
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Scores increase since 2007 in 9 states, and no states decline
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Sample Question: Integrate and Interpret
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