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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 graduate 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 graduate coursework?

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

Reading, language arts, or literacy education

19 18 63

English

15 12 73

Other language arts-related subject

6 10 85

Elementary or secondary education

36 10 53
Large central city      

Reading, language arts, or literacy education

20 19 60

English

18 13 69

Other language arts-related subject

9 11 80

Elementary or secondary education

41 10 49
Atlanta      

Reading, language arts, or literacy education

33 6 61

English

12 8 80

Other language arts-related subject

5 16 78

Elementary or secondary education

36 12 52
Austin      

Reading, language arts, or literacy education

10 9 81

English

10 9 81

Other language arts-related subject

3 12 85

Elementary or secondary education

15 10 75
Boston      

Reading, language arts, or literacy education

15 24 62

English

25 12 63

Other language arts-related subject

11 12 77

Elementary or secondary education

56 9 35
Charlotte      

Reading, language arts, or literacy education

26 16 57

English

19 14 67

Other language arts-related subject

3 15 82

Elementary or secondary education

35 10 55
Chicago      

Reading, language arts, or literacy education

30 17 53

English

8 11 81

Other language arts-related subject

12 8 80

Elementary or secondary education

45 9 46
Cleveland      

Reading, language arts, or literacy education

25 21 54

English

6 3 91

Other language arts-related subject

9 # 91

Elementary or secondary education

38 7 55
District of Columbia      

Reading, language arts, or literacy education

22 23 56

English

44 10 47

Other language arts-related subject

12 12 76

Elementary or secondary education

43 10 47
Houston      

Reading, language arts, or literacy education

15 14 71

English

12 7 81

Other language arts-related subject

4 9 87

Elementary or secondary education

23 9 68
Los Angeles      

Reading, language arts, or literacy education

17 22 60

English

25 13 62

Other language arts-related subject

10 16 74

Elementary or secondary education

41 13 46
New York City      

Reading, language arts, or literacy education

33 20 47

English

31 20 49

Other language arts-related subject

14 13 74

Elementary or secondary education

60 15 24
San Diego      

Reading, language arts, or literacy education

31 22 47

English

22 12 67

Other language arts-related subject

10 14 76

Elementary or secondary education

54 10 37

 

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.

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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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