The Nation's Report Card Reading 2011 State Snapshot Report. Iowa. Grade 8, Public Schools [electronic resource]

Each state and jurisdiction that participated in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2011 reading assessment receives a one-page snapshot report that presents key findings and trends in a condensed format. Overall results, achievement level percentages and average score results, c...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ERIC)
Corporate Author: National Center for Education Statistics
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 2011.
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Summary:Each state and jurisdiction that participated in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2011 reading assessment receives a one-page snapshot report that presents key findings and trends in a condensed format. Overall results, achievement level percentages and average score results, comparison of the average score in 2011 to other states/jurisdictions, average scores for state/jurisdiction and nation (public), results for student groups in 2011, and score gaps for student groups are included. In 2011, the average score of eighth-grade students in Iowa was 265. This was not significantly different from the average score of 264 for public school students in the nation. The average score for students in Iowa in 2011 (265) was not significantly different from their average score in 2009 (265) and was lower than their average score in 2003 (268). In 2011, the score gap between students in Iowa at the 75th percentile and students at the 25th percentile was 42 points. This performance gap was not significantly different from that of 2003 (42 points). The percentage of students in Iowa who performed at or above the NAEP "Proficient" level was 33 percent in 2011. This percentage was not significantly different from that in 2009 (32 percent) and was not significantly different from that in 2003 (36 percent). The percentage of students in Iowa who performed at or above the NAEP "Basic" level was 77 percent in 2011. This percentage was not significantly different from that in 2009 (77 percent) and was not significantly different from that in 2003 (79 percent). [For the main report, "The Nation's Report Card: Reading 2011. National Assessment of Educational Progress at Grades 4 and 8. NCES 2012-457," see ED525544.]
Item Description:Availability: National Center for Education Statistics. Available from: ED Pubs. P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD 20794-1398. Tel: 877-433-7827; Web site: http://nces.ed.gov/.
Abstractor: ERIC.
Educational level discussed: Elementary Education.
Educational level discussed: Grade 8.
Educational level discussed: Junior High Schools.
Educational level discussed: Middle Schools.
Educational level discussed: Secondary Education.
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