Almost half of eighth-graders had teachers who reported having either an undergraduate major or minor in mathematics education.
Did you have a major, minor, or special emphasis in any of the following subjects as part of your undergraduate coursework?
23 |
24 |
54 |
27 |
30 |
43 |
7 |
12 |
81 |
44 |
17 |
40 |
Did you have a major, minor, or special emphasis in any of the following subjects as part of your graduate coursework?
15 |
13 |
72 |
6 |
13 |
80 |
3 |
7 |
90 |
40 |
10 |
50 |
NOTE: Detail may not sum to total because of rounding. 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.