Grade 8 reading scores in 2019 decreased across the performance distribution, with greater decreases at the 10th and 25th percentiles¶
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q2 i? Grade 8 reading scores decreased across the performance distribution compared to 2017, with greater decreases at the 10th and 25th percentiles; the average was 3 points lower than 2017 and 3 points higher than 1992. → Results from the 2019 Mathematics and Reading Assessments 2020
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Results from the 2019 Mathematics and Reading Assessments 2020¶
Results from the 2019 Mathematics and Reading Assessments. (2020). U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics. https://www.nationsreportcard.gov
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The NAEP 2019 results infographic reports grade 8 reading trends, printing "Decreases across performance distribution; greater decreases at the 10th and 25th percentiles" and 3-point average changes versus both 2017 and 1992. No effect sizes are reported.
"Grade 8 READING Decreases across performance distribution; greater decreases at the 10th and 25th percentiles"
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Related Claims¶
- Grade 4 mathematics average scores in 2019 were 1 point higher than in 2017 and 27 points higher than in 1990, with increases at the 25th and 50th percentiles — related
- Grade 8 mathematics scores in 2019 decreased at the 10th and 25th percentiles compared to 2017, while the average was 1 point higher than 2017 and 19 points higher than 1990 — related
- Grade 4 reading scores in 2019 decreased across the performance distribution except at the 90th percentile compared to 2017 — related
- Average reading scores in 2019 were lower in more than half of states at grade 8 and in approximately one-third of states at grade 4, while mathematics scores were mainly steady across states — related
- Percentages of students at or above NAEP Proficient were unchanged in mathematics and lower in reading since 2017 at grades 4 and 8 — related
- Among the 27 participating TUDA districts, mathematics and reading scores were relatively stable since 2017, with most declines in grade 8 reading — related
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- NAEP scores in 2019 were higher for most racial/ethnic groups in both subjects and grades compared to the early 1990s, but grade 8 reading was lower for all groups except Asian/Pacific Islander students compared to 2017 — related
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Grade 8 reading scores in 2019 decreased across the performance distribution, with greater decreases at the 10th and 25th percentiles |
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Grade 8 reading scores in 2019 decreased across the performance distribution, with greater decreases at the 10th and 25th percentiles |
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2020 |
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