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4800 Mark Center Drive
Alexandria, VA 22350-1400
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For Immediate Release — May 14, 2012 | HQ
Frank X. O'Gara: | (703) 588-3260
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Elaine Kanellis: | (703) 588-3265
ARLINGTON, VA — May 14, 2012 — Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) eighth grade students continued their strong performance on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2011 Science Assessment.
The NAEP was administered to DoDEA eighth grade students from January 24 - March 4, 2011. DoDEA's domestic and overseas school systems participated in NAEP as a single jurisdiction
DoDEA Results: 2011 NAEP 8th Grade Science Assessment
Proficiency Performance for DoDEA Students Remains Above National Average
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is the only nationally representative and continuing assessment of what America's students know and can do in various subject areas. Assessments are conducted periodically in mathematics, reading, science, writing, the arts, civics, economics, geography, and U.S. history. NAEP does not provide scores for individual students or schools; instead, it offers results regarding subject-matter achievement, instructional experiences, and school environment for populations of students (e.g., eighth graders) and groups within those populations (e.g., female students, Hispanic students). NAEP results are based on a sample of student populations of interest.
Additional Key Findings for the 2009 NAEP Reading Assessment
(Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES))
DoDEA's Minority Achievement DoDEA's African American and Hispanic students continued to score higher when compared with their counterparts nationally in science.
African American | Hispanic | White | |
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DoDEA | 143 | 158 | 169 |
Nation | 129 | 137 | 163 |
DoDEA Director Marilee Fitzgerald recognized DoDEA's 8th graders for their achievements and emphasized initiatives designed to have additional impact on the system's future performance on the NAEP Science Assessment.
"DoDEA's 8th graders are performing significantly higher than the nation on the NAEP Science Assessment," said DoDEA Director, Marilee Fitzgerald. "DoDEA minority students' performance also continues to outpace the national average.
"Our student performance is excellent and reflects a system-wide emphasis on high academic standards and expectations for all students, excellence in teaching, hard-working students, and a high-level of parental involvement in their children's education," said Ms. Fitzgerald. "We're looking forward to even higher levels of student achievement as we implement our new science curriculum, and integrate Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) learning throughout our curriculum. We will continue to focus efforts on narrowing the achievement gap that currently exists between our minority and majority group students. The NAEP results show both promise and a need for improvement in this regard."
DoDEA plans, directs, coordinates, and manages pre-kindergarten - 12th grade education programs for Department of Defense (DoD) dependents who would otherwise not have access to a high-quality public education. DoDEA schools are located in Europe, the Pacific, the United States, Guam, Cuba, and Puerto Rico. DoDEA also provides support and resources to Local Education Activities throughout the U.S. that serve children of military families.