March 2007 Authors: G.P. Baxter, M.M. Bleeker, T.L. Waits, and S. Salvucci Download the complete report in a PDF file for viewing and printing. (1026K PDF) Executive SummaryThe NAEP mathematics assessment was administered to public school students in Puerto Rico for the first time in 2003. Although NAEP had previously administered some of the assessment in Spanish to students who required accommodations, this was the first time an entire NAEP administration was in a language other than English. The NAEP mathematics assessment was administered again to public school students in both fourth and eighth-grades in Puerto Rico in 2005. This report presents the results of the NAEP mathematics assessment for Puerto Rico for 2003 and 2005. Because of modifications to the 2005 Puerto Rico administration, results from 2003 should not be compared to results from 2005. Although parallel changes were not made in the nation in 2005, within year comparisons between Puerto Rico and the nation are valid. 2003 Findings
Figure A. Average fourth-grade NAEP mathematics scores in 2003, by content area* Significantly different (p < .05) from students in Puerto Rico. 2005 Findings
Figure B. Average eighth-grade NAEP mathematics scores in 2005, by content area* Significantly different (p < .05) from students in Puerto Rico. Download the complete report in a PDF file for viewing and printing. (1026K PDF) NCES 2007-459 Ordering information For more information, see the results of the 2005 Mathematics Performance in Puerto Rico on the Nation's Report Card website.
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