Table 133. | Performance of eighth-grade students in music, theatre, and visual arts, by selected characteristics of students: 1997 |
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | Music | Visual arts | Theatre Selected |___________________________________|______________________|_______________________ characteristics |Average |Average |Average |Average |Average |Average |Average of students |creating |performing |responding |creating |responding |creating/ |responding |score |score |scale score |score |scale score|performing|scale score |(0 to 100 |(0 to 100 |(0-300) |(0 to 100 |(0-300) |(0 to 100 |(0-300) |percent) |percent) | |percent) | |percent) | | | | | | | | __________________________|__________|___________|____________|__________|___________|__________|____________ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 __________________________|__________|___________|____________|__________|___________|__________|____________ All students ............| 34 (1.1)| 34 (1.2)| 150 (1.3)| 43 (0.7)| 150 (1.1)| 49 (2.0| 150 (5.7) |__________|___________|____________|__________|___________|__________|____________ Sex | | | | | | | Male ...................| 32 (1.0)| 27 (1.4)| 140 (1.5)| 42 (0.7)| 146 (1.5)| 46 (2.2| 140 (6.6) Female .................| 37 (1.6)| 40 (1.5)| 160 (1.6)| 45 (0.9)| 154 (1.4)| 52 (2.1| 158 (5.6) | | | | | | | Race/ethnicity | | | | | | | White ..................| 36 (1.2)| 36 (1.4)| 158 (1.4)| 46 (0.9)| 159 (1.3)| 52 (1.9| 159 (4.4) Black ..................| 34 (3.6)| 30 (1.9)| 130 (2.3)| 37 (1.8)| 124 (2.0)| 39 (2.2| 120 (10.1) Hispanic ...............| 29 (2.7)| 24 (3.7)| 127 (3.5)| 38 (1.3)| 128 (2.0)| 44 (2.5| 139 (6.2) Asian ..................| 31 (3.8)| --- --- | 152 (6.2)| 45 (1.6)| 153 (6.4)| --- --- | --- --- | | | | | | | Parents' level | | | | | | | of education | | | | | | | Not high school graduate| 24 (2.5)| 21 (2.4)| 129 (3.5)| 36 (1.4)| 125 (2.4)| 42 (2.1| 131 (4.4) Graduated high school ..| 29 (2.0)| 29 (2.4)| 139 (1.3)| 41 (1.1)| 138 (1.8)| 42 (1.9| 130 (8.5) Some college ...........| 35 (1.3)| 34 (2.4)| 150 (1.8)| 44 (0.8)| 153 (1.8)| 49 (1.8| 153 (5.1) Graduated college ......| 39 (1.3)| 39 (1.5)| 159 (1.7)| 46 (0.7)| 158 (1.4)| 52 (2.2| 157 (5.6) | | | | | | | Region | | | | | | | Northeast ..............| 39 (2.0)| 34 (2.6)| 153 (4.0)| 45 (1.5)| 152 (4.0)| --- --- | --- --- Southeast ..............| 30 (2.7)| 33 (2.4)| 139 (2.7)| 42 (1.0)| 143 (3.3)| --- --- | --- --- Central ................| 36 (1.4)| 33 (2.1)| 157 (3.0)| 45 (1.8)| 157 (3.5)| --- --- | --- --- West ...................| 33 (2.3)| 35 (2.9)| 152 (3.0)| 43 (1.3)| 149 (2.6)| 51 (2.1| 157 (5.3) __________________________|__________|___________|____________|__________|___________|__________|____________ |
---Not available. NOTE: Creating refers to expressing ideas and feelings in the form of an original work of art, for example, a dance, a piece of music, a dramatic improvisation, or a sculpture. Performing refers to performing an existing work, a process that calls upon the interpretive or recreative skills of the student. Responding refers to observing, describing, analyzing, and evaluating works of art. Standard errors appear in parentheses. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress, The NAEP 1997 Arts Report Card. (This table was prepared November 1998.)
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