Fourth-graders whose teachers reported having an undergraduate major in education (222) scored higher than those with teachers who reported having a minor (219) or not having a degree in education (219).
Did you have a major, minor, or special emphasis in any of the following subjects as part of your undergraduate coursework?
221 |
222 |
221 |
222 |
221 |
221 |
220 |
219 |
221 |
222 |
219 |
219 |
Fourth-graders whose teachers reported having a graduate major in education (222) scored higher than those with teachers who reported having a minor (219) or not having a degree in education (221).
Did you have a major, minor, or special emphasis in any of the following subjects as part of your graduate coursework?
224 |
221 |
221 |
219 |
221 |
221 |
222 |
220 |
221 |
222 |
219 |
221 |
NOTE: The NAEP reading 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 reading education, English, other language arts-related subject, or education. See complete data for teacher graduate major or minor in reading education, English, other language arts-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 Reading Assessment.