| Table 113. | Student writing in school, by type of writing assignment: 1984, 1988, and 1990 |
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| Percent of students reporting at least one paper written for English
| class last week
Type of writing |_______________________________________________________________________
assignment | 9-year-olds | 13-year-olds | 17-year-olds\1\
|_______________________|_______________________|_______________________
|1984 | 1988 | 1990 |1984 | 1988 | 1990 |1984 | 1988 | 1990
______________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10
______________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______
Essay, composition, or theme .| 19.3 | 25.1 | 24.0 | 40.9 | 48.4 | 45.0 | 59.6 | 63.6 | 64.0
Book report ..................| 36.1 | 40.5 | 38.0 | 35.4 | 34.8 | 34.0 | 30.4 | 30.7 | 28.0
Other report .................| 28.3 | 32.0 | 31.0 | 26.5 | 29.4 | 30.0 | 37.7 | 38.4 | 39.0
Letter .......................| 38.5 | 38.7 | 42.0 | 20.8 | 25.3 | 24.0 | 15.9 | 19.6 | 18.0
Story ........................| 37.2 | 43.3 | 43.0 | 41.6 | 48.9 | 49.0 | 39.7 | 39.7 | 39.0
Poem .........................| 25.7 | 29.7 | 27.0 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 17.0 | 18.3 | 20.9 | 25.0
Play .........................| 13.9 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 10.4 | 12.2 | 12.0 | 12.6 | 11.3 | 14.0
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\1\Excludes persons of this age not enrolled in school. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress, The Writing Report Card, 1984-88; and Trends in Academic Progress, prepared by Educational Testing Service. (This table was prepared January 1992.) |
