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Teacher undergraduate and graduate coursework

 Grade 4
Grade 8

As part of the 2007 reading assessment, teachers of fourth-graders were asked about their undergraduate education. The full text of the question and the percentage 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?

  Percentage of students
Jurisdiction and subject Major Minor/special
emphasis
No
Nation      

Reading, language arts, or literacy education

4 16 80

English

5 10 85

Other language arts-related subject

4 7 89

Education

59 11 30
Large central city      

Reading, language arts, or literacy education

5 16 79

English

5 11 84

Other language arts-related subject

6 10 84

Education

49 12 39
Atlanta      

Reading, language arts, or literacy education

8 19 73

English

7 8 85

Other language arts-related subject

8 8 84

Education

51 10 39
Austin      

Reading, language arts, or literacy education

7 20 73

English

7 17 76

Other language arts-related subject

7 8 86

Education

56 10 34
Boston      

Reading, language arts, or literacy education

4 12 83

English

12 6 82

Other language arts-related subject

9 8 82

Education

48 9 43
Charlotte      

Reading, language arts, or literacy education

6 11 83

English

4 7 89

Other language arts-related subject

5 6 89

Education

69 8 24
Chicago      

Reading, language arts, or literacy education

7 30 63

English

7 10 83

Other language arts-related subject

8 16 76

Education

59 9 32
Cleveland      

Reading, language arts, or literacy education

10 17 74

English

5 9 86

Other language arts-related subject

3 7 90

Education

71 6 23
District of Columbia      

Reading, language arts, or literacy education

3 16 80

English

10 5 85

Other language arts-related subject

8 13 80

Education

44 9 47
Houston      

Reading, language arts, or literacy education

8 26 67

English

4 22 73

Other language arts-related subject

7 20 73

Education

46 12 42
Los Angeles      

Reading, language arts, or literacy education

2 8 89

English

6 9 86

Other language arts-related subject

7 8 84

Education

21 14 65
New York City      

Reading, language arts, or literacy education

6 14 80

English

7 12 80

Other language arts-related subject

7 12 81

Education

49 13 37
San Diego      

Reading, language arts, or literacy education

5 15 80

English

2 19 78

Other language arts-related subject

7 14 79

Education

28 15 57

 

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 Reading, language arts, or literacy education, English, Other language arts-related subject, or Education. To learn about using the NAEP Data Explorer, view the NAEP Data Explorer tutorial.

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NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2007 Trial Urban District Reading Assessment.

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