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Teacher undergraduate and graduate coursework

Grade 4
 Grade 8

As part of the 2007 reading assessment, teachers of eighth-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

17 25 58

English

49 20 31

Other language arts-related subject

10 16 74

Elementary or secondary education

49 18 34
Large central city      

Reading, language arts, or literacy education

17 23 60

English

47 20 33

Other language arts-related subject

12 16 71

Elementary or secondary education

38 16 46
Atlanta      

Reading, language arts, or literacy education

47 16 36

English

63 6 31

Other language arts-related subject

9 18 73

Elementary or secondary education

44 15 41
Austin      

Reading, language arts, or literacy education

25 16 59

English

64 13 23

Other language arts-related subject

9 21 70

Elementary or secondary education

37 20 43
Boston      

Reading, language arts, or literacy education

6 22 72

English

40 15 45

Other language arts-related subject

19 14 67

Elementary or secondary education

19 29 52
Charlotte      

Reading, language arts, or literacy education

23 33 44

English

58 11 31

Other language arts-related subject

12 16 72

Elementary or secondary education

42 17 40
Chicago      

Reading, language arts, or literacy education

17 45 38

English

24 24 52

Other language arts-related subject

8 20 72

Elementary or secondary education

57 15 28
Cleveland      

Reading, language arts, or literacy education

10 18 73

English

16 13 71

Other language arts-related subject

8 5 87

Elementary or secondary education

57 6 36
District of Columbia      

Reading, language arts, or literacy education

17 18 65

English

70 16 14

Other language arts-related subject

17 27 57

Elementary or secondary education

35 15 50
Houston      

Reading, language arts, or literacy education

21 21 58

English

42 25 33

Other language arts-related subject

12 19 69

Elementary or secondary education

35 13 52
Los Angeles      

Reading, language arts, or literacy education

9 20 71

English

62 16 22

Other language arts-related subject

19 18 63

Elementary or secondary education

17 16 67
New York City      

Reading, language arts, or literacy education

16 18 66

English

66 15 19

Other language arts-related subject

20 17 63

Elementary or secondary education

32 26 43
San Diego      

Reading, language arts, or literacy education

8 24 69

English

39 28 33

Other language arts-related subject

11 10 78

Elementary or secondary education

19 25 55

 

Check for Statistical Significance

To further analyze these data in the NAEP Data Explorer, test for significance between categories, or see corresponding average scores, click on the "complete data" link in the table above. Then click on "Find Out" to check for statistical significance. To learn about using the NAEP Data Explorer, view the NAEP Data Explorer tutorial.

Browse background questionnaires for the NAEP assessments.

 

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 Elementary or Secondary Education. To learn about using the NAEP Data Explorer, view the NAEP Data Explorer tutorial.

Browse background questionnaires for the NAEP assessments.

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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