As part of the 2007 reading assessment, teachers of eighth-graders were asked about the amount of time they spent with their most and least advanced classes on various instructional activities that involved reading. The full text of the questions and the percentage of students whose teachers responded within each category are shown below.
Think about the most advanced language arts class you teach for eighth-grade
students. How often do you do the following things as part of reading
instruction with this class?
a. Ask students to read aloud
b. Ask students to read silently
c. Give students time to read books they have chosen themselves
d. Ask students to discuss different interpretations of what they have read
e. Help students understand new words
f. Ask students to make generalizations and draw inferences based on what they have read
g. Ask students to describe the style or structure of the text they have read
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8 |
19 |
43 |
30 |
4 |
14 |
40 |
43 |
13 |
22 |
32 |
33 |
7 |
28 |
43 |
21 |
# |
5 |
36 |
59 |
1 |
10 |
46 |
43 |
9 |
35 |
42 |
14 |
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6 |
15 |
44 |
35 |
4 |
12 |
39 |
45 |
14 |
21 |
28 |
37 |
7 |
22 |
45 |
27 |
# |
4 |
33 |
63 |
1 |
8 |
43 |
48 |
7 |
29 |
45 |
18 |
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3 |
8 |
44 |
44 |
# |
14 |
44 |
42 |
13 |
30 |
26 |
30 |
1 |
12 |
39 |
48 |
# |
# |
26 |
74 |
# |
5 |
27 |
68 |
4 |
12 |
37 |
47 |
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9 |
13 |
55 |
23 |
8 |
12 |
41 |
40 |
15 |
24 |
27 |
34 |
2 |
24 |
42 |
32 |
# |
2 |
41 |
57 |
# |
8 |
46 |
46 |
# |
32 |
50 |
17 |
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9 |
9 |
42 |
40 |
4 |
13 |
18 |
66 |
11 |
12 |
18 |
58 |
3 |
12 |
50 |
35 |
# |
4 |
37 |
59 |
# |
4 |
42 |
54 |
5 |
33 |
40 |
22 |
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3 |
12 |
34 |
51 |
3 |
11 |
35 |
52 |
15 |
28 |
28 |
29 |
2 |
15 |
45 |
38 |
# |
5 |
32 |
64 |
# |
2 |
36 |
62 |
2 |
19 |
52 |
28 |
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|
|
4 |
13 |
33 |
50 |
# |
15 |
27 |
57 |
8 |
14 |
27 |
52 |
3 |
12 |
41 |
45 |
# |
3 |
23 |
74 |
# |
1 |
33 |
66 |
6 |
18 |
49 |
27 |
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6 |
7 |
29 |
58 |
6 |
8 |
43 |
43 |
12 |
25 |
35 |
29 |
7 |
28 |
32 |
33 |
# |
1 |
27 |
72 |
# |
3 |
39 |
59 |
6 |
26 |
48 |
20 |
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|
|
1 |
8 |
33 |
58 |
5 |
20 |
46 |
30 |
24 |
31 |
18 |
27 |
5 |
18 |
45 |
32 |
# |
5 |
20 |
75 |
# |
8 |
45 |
46 |
7 |
33 |
39 |
22 |
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|
|
2 |
11 |
46 |
40 |
3 |
10 |
36 |
51 |
12 |
31 |
19 |
38 |
8 |
19 |
44 |
29 |
# |
4 |
25 |
71 |
# |
4 |
29 |
67 |
2 |
27 |
43 |
28 |
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|
4 |
12 |
48 |
37 |
7 |
18 |
35 |
39 |
20 |
24 |
22 |
35 |
6 |
23 |
51 |
20 |
# |
7 |
30 |
63 |
1 |
10 |
49 |
40 |
9 |
37 |
42 |
12 |
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|
|
8 |
18 |
37 |
37 |
1 |
7 |
27 |
65 |
4 |
10 |
29 |
57 |
5 |
11 |
44 |
41 |
1 |
7 |
35 |
57 |
# |
5 |
30 |
65 |
3 |
21 |
50 |
26 |
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|
|
18 |
30 |
34 |
18 |
2 |
14 |
33 |
51 |
10 |
20 |
27 |
43 |
1 |
23 |
50 |
26 |
# |
2 |
37 |
61 |
# |
5 |
46 |
49 |
7 |
19 |
60 |
14 |
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Think about the least advanced language arts class you teach for eighth-grade
students. How often do you do the following things as part of reading
instruction with this class?
a. Ask students to read aloud
b. Ask students to read silently
c. Give students time to read books they have chosen themselves
d. Ask students to discuss different interpretations of what they have read
e. Help students understand new words
f. Ask students to make generalizations and draw inferences based on what they have read
g. Ask students to describe the style or structure of the text they have read
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9 |
19 |
40 |
33 |
7 |
17 |
37 |
38 |
15 |
22 |
31 |
32 |
9 |
28 |
42 |
21 |
# |
4 |
28 |
67 |
2 |
12 |
45 |
41 |
13 |
36 |
37 |
14 |
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|
|
7 |
14 |
41 |
38 |
8 |
16 |
34 |
41 |
17 |
21 |
28 |
35 |
8 |
24 |
42 |
25 |
# |
3 |
27 |
69 |
1 |
10 |
42 |
47 |
11 |
30 |
40 |
19 |
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|
|
7 |
10 |
15 |
68 |
15 |
6 |
48 |
31 |
18 |
33 |
18 |
31 |
3 |
22 |
27 |
48 |
# |
# |
30 |
70 |
# |
6 |
34 |
60 |
6 |
14 |
45 |
35 |
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|
|
7 |
19 |
51 |
23 |
7 |
26 |
38 |
30 |
17 |
19 |
35 |
29 |
3 |
22 |
43 |
33 |
# |
1 |
36 |
63 |
# |
13 |
37 |
50 |
5 |
38 |
35 |
22 |
|
|
|
|
7 |
15 |
40 |
39 |
# |
10 |
20 |
70 |
8 |
10 |
28 |
54 |
3 |
19 |
46 |
31 |
# |
5 |
33 |
62 |
# |
8 |
36 |
56 |
4 |
49 |
24 |
22 |
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|
|
|
4 |
6 |
33 |
57 |
4 |
14 |
43 |
39 |
17 |
35 |
21 |
27 |
3 |
18 |
35 |
43 |
# |
4 |
17 |
79 |
# |
1 |
34 |
64 |
2 |
23 |
44 |
31 |
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|
|
6 |
6 |
37 |
51 |
11 |
7 |
28 |
54 |
13 |
14 |
36 |
37 |
2 |
17 |
39 |
42 |
# |
2 |
16 |
81 |
# |
7 |
43 |
50 |
7 |
19 |
42 |
32 |
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|
8 |
10 |
29 |
53 |
6 |
14 |
50 |
31 |
18 |
24 |
38 |
20 |
10 |
19 |
41 |
30 |
# |
1 |
24 |
74 |
2 |
3 |
43 |
52 |
14 |
36 |
34 |
15 |
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# |
9 |
39 |
52 |
12 |
19 |
37 |
32 |
26 |
31 |
14 |
29 |
7 |
18 |
46 |
29 |
# |
# |
16 |
84 |
# |
13 |
26 |
61 |
6 |
32 |
41 |
22 |
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|
|
4 |
6 |
38 |
52 |
10 |
17 |
31 |
42 |
19 |
27 |
22 |
32 |
9 |
21 |
41 |
30 |
# |
3 |
18 |
79 |
# |
6 |
30 |
64 |
5 |
28 |
37 |
30 |
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4 |
14 |
40 |
41 |
12 |
17 |
30 |
41 |
25 |
21 |
21 |
33 |
6 |
29 |
46 |
19 |
# |
6 |
25 |
69 |
1 |
12 |
50 |
37 |
13 |
39 |
37 |
11 |
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|
11 |
18 |
32 |
39 |
4 |
8 |
24 |
64 |
4 |
8 |
32 |
55 |
4 |
16 |
46 |
33 |
1 |
5 |
26 |
68 |
# |
4 |
32 |
64 |
5 |
28 |
39 |
28 |
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27 |
27 |
29 |
17 |
2 |
16 |
33 |
49 |
12 |
19 |
24 |
46 |
1 |
27 |
49 |
24 |
# |
1 |
24 |
75 |
# |
6 |
54 |
41 |
9 |
26 |
50 |
15 |
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Check for Statistical Significance
To further analyze these data, test for significance between categories, or see corresponding average scores, view the complete data for the nation and districts. Click on the "Find Out" button in the NAEP Data Explorer to check for statistical significance. For large central cities, view
the complete data for Read aloud (most advanced),
Read silently (most advanced),
Read books they have chosen (most advanced),
Discuss different interpretations (most advanced),
Understand new words (most advanced),
Make generalizations (most advanced),
Describe style or structure (most advanced),
Read aloud (least advanced),
Read silently (least advanced),
Read books they have chosen (least advanced),
Discuss different interpretations (least advanced),
Understand new words (least advanced),
Make generalizations (least advanced), or
Describe style or structure (least advanced). To learn about using the NAEP Data Explorer, view the NAEP Data Explorer tutorial.
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