Table S12-1. Standard errors for the average reading scale scores and percentage of students at each achievement level, by grade: Selected years, 1992–2007
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Grade, scale score, and achievement level |
19921 |
19941 |
19981 |
1998 |
2002 |
2003 |
2005 |
2007 |
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Grade 4 |
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Average scale score |
0.9 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
Percentage at each achievement level |
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|
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Below Basic |
1.1 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
At or above Basic |
1.1 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
At or above Proficient |
1.2 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
At Advanced |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
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Grade 8 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average scale score |
0.9 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
Percentage at each achievement level |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Below Basic |
1.0 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
At or above Basic |
1.0 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
At or above Proficient |
1.1 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
At Advanced |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
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Grade 12 |
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|
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|
|
|
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Average scale score |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
† |
0.6 |
† |
Percentage at each achievement level |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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Below Basic |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
† |
0.8 |
† |
At or above Basic |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
† |
0.8 |
† |
At or above Proficient |
0.8 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
† |
0.7 |
† |
At Advanced |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
† |
0.3 |
† |
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† Not applicable.
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1 Testing accommodations (e.g., extended time, small group testing) for children with disabilities and limited-English-proficient students were not permitted.
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SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), selected years, 1992–2007 Reading Assessments, NAEP Data Explorer.
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