NAEP - NIES 2007 Part II: Homes and Communities (Knowledge of Tribe or Group)

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Knowledge of tribe or group comparable between fourth-graders in high and low density schools; greater at high density schools for eighth-graders

AI/AN students were asked how much they knew about their own tribe or group. One question was asked of fourth-graders, and two separate questions were asked of eighth-graders. Results are presented for only those students who identified themselves as AI/AN only or AI/AN plus another race.

Grade 4

Grade 8

How much do you know about your American Indian tribe or Alaska Native group?

Percentage of fourth-grade self-identified AI/AN students’ responses to a question about knowledge of their AI/AN group, by school density: 2007

Findings

Overall, 29 percent of self-identified AI/AN fourth-graders reported they knew “a lot” about their tribe or group.
Overall, 52 percent of self-identified AI/AN fourth-graders reported they knew “some” about their tribe or group.

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* Significantly different (p < .05) from low density schools.
NOTE: AI/AN = American Indian/Alaska Native. School density indicates the proportion of AI/AN students enrolled. High density schools have 25 percent or more AI/AN students. Low density schools have less than 25 percent. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. View complete data with standard errors.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, 2007 National Indian Education Study.

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Knowledge of tribe or group comparable between fourth-graders in high and low density schools; greater at high density schools for eighth-graders

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