Fourth-graders whose teachers reported having an undergraduate major in education (241) scored higher than those with teachers who reported having a minor (237) or not having a degree in education (238).
Did you have a major, minor, or special emphasis in any of the following subjects as part of your undergraduate coursework?
241 |
240 |
240 |
240 |
240 |
240 |
238 |
239 |
240 |
241 |
237 |
238 |
Did you have a major, minor, or special emphasis in any of the following subjects as part of your graduate coursework?
244 |
240 |
240 |
235 |
240 |
240 |
236 |
239 |
240 |
241 |
238 |
239 |
NOTE: The NAEP Mathematics scale ranges from 0 to 500. Some apparent differences between estimates may not be statistically significant. See complete data for teacher undergraduate major or minor in mathematics education, mathematics, other mathematics-related subject, or education. See complete data for teacher graduate major or minor in mathematics education, mathematics, other mathematics-related subject, or education.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2009 Mathematics Assessment.