Classroom Context: Teacher Major/Minor

As part of the 2009 mathematics assessment, teachers of fourth- and eighth-graders were asked about their undergraduate and graduate education. The full text of the questions, the corresponding percentages, and scale scores of students whose teachers responded within each category are shown below.

Did you have a major, minor, or special emphasis in any of the following subjects as part of your undergraduate coursework?

A. Mathematics education
B. Mathematics
C. Other mathematics-related subject such as statistics
D. Education (including elementary or early childhood)

Did you have a major, minor, or special emphasis in any of the following subjects as part of your graduate coursework?

A. Mathematics education
B. Mathematics
C. Other mathematics-related subject such as statistics
D. Education (including elementary or early childhood)

Browse questionnaires for the NAEP assessments.