| NAEP 2001 geography was a continuation of an assessment first administered in 1994. |
| National samples were selected from approximately 1,100 public and nonpublic schools at grades 4, 8, and 12. |
| Approximately 25,000 students were assessed in the national sample. |
| Questions addressed three main content areas: Space and Place, Environment and Society, and Spatial Dynamics and Connections. |
| Students answered multiple-choice and constructed-response questions. |
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![National Results](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090110204211im_/http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/images/geography/results/nat_result_HD.gif) Scores are up for fourth- and eighth-graders since 1994, while changes for high school seniors are not statistically significant. |
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![Achievement-Level Results](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090110204211im_/http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/images/geography/results/achieve_lev_results_HD.gif) Increases seen since 1994 in the percentages of fourth- and eighth-graders at or above Basic. ![More Information](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090110204211im_/http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/images/geography/results/moreinfo.gif) |
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![Subgroup Results](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090110204211im_/http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/images/geography/results/sub_results_HD.gif) See results for various subgroups (e.g., gender, race/ethnicity) of students between 1994-2001. ![More Information](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090110204211im_/http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/images/geography/results/moreinfo.gif) |
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Use of Computers: Positive relationship between student performance and computer use at grades 4, 8, and 12. ![More Information](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090110204211im_/http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/images/geography/results/moreinfo.gif)
Topics of Instruction: At grades 8 and 12, frequency of studying other cultures and countries related to geography scores. ![More Information](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090110204211im_/http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/images/geography/results/moreinfo.gif)
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