The Nation's Report Card Reading 2009 State Snapshot Report. Alaska. Grade 8, Public Schools [electronic resource]
Each state and jurisdiction that participated in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2009 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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| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | Each state and jurisdiction that participated in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2009 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 2009 to other states/jurisdictions, average scores for state/jurisdiction and nation (public), results for student groups in 2009, and score gaps for student groups are included. In 2009, the average score of eighth-grade students in Alaska was 259. This was lower than the average score of 262 for public school students in the nation. The average score for students in Alaska in 2009 (259) was not significantly different from their average score in 2007 (259) and was higher than their average score in 2003 (256). In 2009, the score gap between students in Alaska at the 75th percentile and students at the 25th percentile was 43 points. This performance gap was narrower than that of 2003 (50 points). The percentage of students in Alaska who performed at or above the NAEP "Proficient" level was 27 percent in 2009. This percentage was not significantly different from that in 2007 (27 percent) and was not significantly different from that in 2003 (27 percent). The percentage of students in Alaska who performed at or above the NAEP "Basic" level was 72 percent in 2009. This percentage was not significantly different from that in 2007 (71 percent) and was greater than that in 2003 (67 percent). [For the main report, "The Nation's Report Card: Reading 2009. National Assessment of Educational Progress at Grades 4 and 8. NCES 2010-458," see ED508911.] |
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| 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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