Table S14-2. Standard errors for the average writing scale scores, by grade and selected student and school characteristics: 1998, 2002, and 2007
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Grade 8
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Grade 12
|
Student or school characteristic |
1998 |
2002 |
2007 |
|
1998 |
2002 |
2007 |
|
Total |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
|
0.7 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
Sex |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
Male |
0.8 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
|
0.7 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
Female |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
|
0.7 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
Race/ethnicity |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
White |
0.8 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
|
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
Black |
0.9 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
|
1.4 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
Hispanic |
1.6 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
|
1.3 |
1.5 |
1.0 |
Asian/Pacific Islander |
5.7 |
2.0 |
1.2 |
|
4.3 |
2.4 |
1.7 |
American Indian/Alaska Native |
5.7 |
2.9 |
1.3 |
|
4.1 |
† |
3.9 |
Parents’ education |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Did not finish high school |
† |
0.9 |
0.6 |
|
† |
1.7 |
1.0 |
Graduated from high school |
† |
0.6 |
0.5 |
|
† |
1.1 |
0.8 |
Some education after high school |
† |
0.6 |
0.4 |
|
† |
0.9 |
0.7 |
Graduated from college |
† |
0.6 |
0.3 |
|
† |
1.0 |
0.6 |
Locale |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
City |
† |
† |
0.5 |
|
† |
† |
1.2 |
Suburban |
† |
† |
0.5 |
|
† |
† |
1.0 |
Town |
† |
† |
0.6 |
|
† |
† |
1.0 |
Rural |
† |
† |
0.5 |
|
† |
† |
1.2 |
Free or reduced-price lunch |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Eligible |
0.7 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
|
0.9 |
1.4 |
0.7 |
Not eligible |
0.8 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
|
0.9 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
Information not available |
1.7 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
|
1.6 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
|
† Not applicable.
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SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1998, 2002, and 2007 Writing Assessments, NAEP Data Explorer.
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