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US History Education Assessment 2010 Analysis

Analyzing performance of 4th, 8th, and 12th graders in US history based on scale scores across themes and periods, with comparisons to 1994, 2001, and 2006. Detailed breakdown of achievement levels and demographics.

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US History Education Assessment 2010 Analysis

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  1. Jack Buckley Commissioner National Center for Education Statistics June 2011

  2. Administered January–March 2010 National samples • 7,000 fourth-graders • 11,800 eighth-graders • 12,400 twelfth-graders Performance reported as • Average scale scores (0–500 scale) • Achievement levels (Basic, Proficient, Advanced) Comparisons to 1994, 2001, and 2006

  3. Distribution of assessment items across historical themes Themes Grade 4 Grade 8 Grade 12 Democracy 25% 30% 25% Culture 35% 30% 25% Technology 25% 20% 25% World Role 15% 20% 25%

  4. Themes examined across eight chronological periods Beginnings to 1607 Colonization, Settlement, and Communities (1607–1763) The Revolution and the New Nation (1763–1815) Expansion and Reform (1801–1861) Crisis of the Union: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850–1877) The Development of Modern America (1865–1920) Modern America and the World Wars (1914–1945) Contemporary America (1945 to the present)

  5. Increase in fourth-gradescore from 1994 Percentile scores from 2006 increase • 3 points at the 50th * Significantly different (p < .05) from 2010. Percentile scores from 1994 increase • 22 points at the 10th • 12 points at the 25th • 6 points at the 50th • 4 points at the 75th

  6. Percentages at Basic and Proficient higher in 2010 than in 1994 * Significantly different (p < .05) from 2010. 1 Accommodations not permitted.

  7. # Rounds to zero. * Significantly different (p < .05) from 2010. 1 Accommodations not permitted. NOTE: Black includes African American, Hispanic includes Latino, and Pacific Islander includes Native Hawaiian. Race categories exclude Hispanic origin. Results are not shown for students whose race/ethnicity was American Indian/Alaska Native or unclassified. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.

  8. Racial/ethnic gaps smaller than in 1994 * Significantly different (p < .05) from 2010. NOTE: Black includes African American, and Hispanic includes Latino. Race categories exclude Hispanic origin. Score gaps are calculated based on differences between unrounded average scores.

  9. Male students score higher than female students in democracy and world role themes * Significantly different (p < .05) from the score for female students.

  10. Gains for some income levels * Significantly different (p < .05) from 2010.

  11. 23% of fourth-graders provided a “Complete” response demonstrating their ability to interpret a historical picture 12

  12. Percentile scores from 1994 increase 10 points at the 10th 8 points at the 25th 6 points at the 50th 5 points at the 75th 3 points at the 90th Eighth-graders post highest average score to date Percentile scores from 2006 increase • 6 points at the 10th • 4 points at the 25th • 3 points at the 50th * Significantly different (p < .05) from 2010. NOTE: Score-point differences are based on differences between the unrounded scores as opposed to the rounded scores shown in the figure.

  13. Percentage at Basic higher in 2010 than in 2006 * Significantly different (p < .05) from 2010. 1 Accommodations not permitted.

  14. Racial/ethnic gaps narrow since 2006 * Significantly different (p < .05) from 2010. NOTE: Black includes African American, and Hispanic includes Latino. Race categories exclude Hispanic origin. Score gaps are calculated based on differences between unrounded average scores.

  15. Average score for male students increases since 2006 # Rounds to zero. * Significantly different (p < .05) from 2010.NOTE: Score gaps are calculated based on differences between unrounded average scores. The score differences between male and female students were not found to be statistically significant in 1994 and 2001.

  16. 59% of eighth-graders were able to identify the purpose of the Three-Fifths Compromise

  17. Twelfth-graders score higher than in 1994 but not significantly different from 2006 * Significantly different (p < .05) from 2010.

  18. No significant change in achievement-level performance 1 Accommodations not permitted.

  19. Racial/ethnic gaps persist * Significantly different (p < .05) from 2010. NOTE: Black includes African American, and Hispanic includes Latino. Race categories exclude Hispanic origin. Score gaps are calculated based on differences between unrounded average scores.

  20. Male students score higher than female students overall and in democracy and world role themes * Significantly different (p < .05) from the score for female students.

  21. 22% of twelfth-graders were able to identify China as North Korea’s ally during the Korean War 24

  22. Twelfth-graders who report taking AP U.S. history score higher * Significantly different (p < .05) from the score for students who did not take AP U.S. history.

  23. Results from 2009 High School Transcript Study show access to AP U.S. history course increasing * Significantly different (p < .05) from 2009. NOTE: Black includes African American, Hispanic includes Latino, and Pacific Islander includes Native Hawaiian. Race categories exclude Hispanic origin. Results are not shown separately for students whose race/ethnicity was American Indian/Alaska Native or unclassified.

  24. Access to AP U.S. history lags in low minority schools * Significantly different (p < .05) from 2009. NOTE: Low minority = Schools with less than 10 percent minority students. Medium minority = Schools with 10 to 49 percent minority students. High minority = Schools with 50 percent or more minority students.

  25. Access to AP U.S. history increases in suburban and rural locations * Significantly different (p < .05) from 2009. NOTE: Comparisons to 1990 and by more specific types of location were not possible because of changes in how school locations were classified.

  26. Asian/Pacific Islander graduates most likely to take AP U.S. history * Significantly different (p < .05) from 2009. NOTE: Black includes African American, Hispanic includes Latino, and Pacific Islander includes Native Hawaiian. Race categories exclude Hispanic origin. Results are not shown separately for students whose race/ethnicity was American Indian/Alaska Native or unclassified.

  27. Smaller percentage of graduates in low minority schools take AP U.S. history * Significantly different (p < .05) from 2009. NOTE: Low minority = Schools with less than 10 percent minority students. Medium minority = Schools with 10 to 49 percent minority students. High minority = Schools with 50 percent or more minority students.

  28. Lower percentage of graduates in rural locations take AP U.S. history * Significantly different (p < .05) from 2009. NOTE: Comparisons to 1990 and by more specific types of location were not possible because of changes in how school locations were classified.

  29. Greatest gains since 1994 for lowest-performing students Highest score ever No significant change since 2006 Grade 4 Grade 8 Grade 12 * Significantly different (p < .05) from 2010.

  30. Scores increase since 2006 for Black and Hispanic eighth-graders

  31. For more information http://nationsreportcard.gov 35

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