The State of Mathematics Achievement in New Mexico [microform] : The Trial State Assessment at Grade Eight
- Bib ID:
- 5529327
- Format:
- Book and Microform
- Author:
- National Assessment of Educational Progress, Princeton, NJ
- Online Version:
- https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED330571
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- Description:
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- [Washington, D.C.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1991
- 146 p.
- Invalid ISBN:
- 088685149
- Summary:
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In 1990, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) included a Trial State Assessment (TSA); for the first time in the NAEP's history, voluntary state-by-state assessments (37 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, and the Virgin Islands) were made. The sample was designed to represent the 8th grade public school population in a state or territory. The 1990 TSA covered five mathematics content areas (numbers and operations; measurement; geometry; data analysis, statistics, and probability; and algebra and functions). In New Mexico, 2,643 students in 106 public schools were assessed. This report describes the mathematics proficiency of New Mexico eighth-graders, compares their overall performance to students in the West region of the United States and the nation (using data from the NAEP national assessments), presents the average proficiency separately for the five content areas, and summarizes the performance of subpopulations (race/ethnicity, type of community, parents' educational level, and gender). To provide a context for the assessment data, participating students, their mathematics teachers, and principals completed questionnaires which focused on: instructional content (curriculum coverage, amount of homework); delivery of math instruction (availability of resources, type); use of calculators; educational background of teachers; and conditions facilitating math learning (e.g., hours of television watched, absenteeism). On the NAEP math scale, New Mexico students had an average proficiency of 256 compared to 261 nationwide. Many fewer students (New Mexico-8%; U.S.-12%) appear to have acquired reasoning and problem solving skills. (JJK/CRW)
- Notes:
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- Availability: Individual state reports are available directly from the assessment division of the appropriate State Department of Education.
- Sponsoring Agency: National Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington, DC.
- ERIC Note: The entire Report consists of a composite report, an executive summary, and 40 separate reports for 37 states, DC, Guam, and the Virgin Islands, respectively; see SE 052 055-096.
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- Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive.
- Subject:
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- Academic Achievement
- Calculators
- Educational Assessment
- Family Environment
- Grade 8
- Homework
- Junior High Schools
- Mathematics Achievement
- Mathematics Instruction
- Mathematics Skills
- Mathematics Tests
- National Programs
- Problem Solving
- Public Schools
- State Programs
- Student Attitudes
- Teacher Attitudes
- Teacher Qualifications
- Television Viewing
- New Mexico Numeracy
- National Assessment of Educational Progress State Mathematics Assessments Trial State Assessment (NAEP)
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- ERIC
- Copyright:
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- Until 2061 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1991
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