Mathematics top stories: Major findings about students' knowledge of mathematics in 2007.

• Upward trend in average scores continues in 2007 at both grades 4 and 8.
• Average scores increased between 2005 and 2007 in 23 jurisdictions at grade 4 and in 26 jurisdictions at grade 8.
• White, Black, and Hispanic students at grades 4 and 8 scored higher in 2007 than in all previous years.

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Do you know: Find out how students answered specific questions on the mathematics assessment by taking the following quiz.

Question 1: How many fourth-graders could complete a bar graph?
A) About one-quarter
B) About one-half
C) About three-quarters
D) All of them

Question 2: What percentage of fourth-graders could find a figure that has the same perimeter as a given figure?
A) Almost 40%
B) Almost 50%
C) Almost 60%
D) All of them

Question 3: How many eighth-graders could solve an algebraic equation?
A) More than 30%
B) More than 50%
C) More than 70%
D) More than 80%

Question 4: What percentage of eighth-graders could identify an isosceles triangle?
A) About 40%
B) About 50%
C) About 60%
D) About 70%

Answers: Question 1) C, Question 2) A, Question 3) D, and 4) Question A.

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More about mathematics: Find out more details about the mathematics assessment.

With the belief that mathematics proficiency is integral to contemporary life, the NAEP mathematics assessment was designed to measure students’ knowledge and skills in mathematics and their ability to apply their knowledge and skills in problem solving situations.

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