NAEP Writing
-- Grade 8 -- 2007 and 2002
Average Scale Scores (Standard Errors in Parentheses)
Gaps and Changes in Gaps for Selected Subgroups
Gap between Male and Female
| |
Male |
Female |
|
| |
Average Scale Score |
Average Scale Score |
Difference
|
| 2007 |
143.2 |
(1.3) |
166.6 |
(1.3) |
-23.4 |
(1.8) |
| 2002 |
137.6 |
(1.7) |
164.8 |
(1.4) |
-27.2 |
(2.1) |
| From 2002 to 2007, the
change in the gap was 4(2.8), which does not represent a
significant difference between the two years.
|
Gap between White
and Hispanic (Race/ethnicity used after 2001)
| |
White |
Hispanic |
|
| |
Average Scale Score |
Average Scale Score |
Difference
|
| 2007 |
157.3 |
(1.2) |
136.3 |
(2.3) |
20.9 |
(2.6) |
| 2002 |
152.8 |
(1.4) |
130.4 |
(2.9) |
22.4 |
(3.2) |
| From 2002 to 2007, the
change in the gap was 1(4.1), which does not represent a
significant difference between the two years.
|
Gap between Not eligible and Eligible
for Free/Reduced-Price Lunch
| |
Not eligible |
Eligible |
|
| |
Average Scale Score |
Average Scale Score |
Difference
|
| 2007 |
160.2 |
(1.3) |
143.9 |
(1.6) |
16.3 |
(2.1) |
| 2002 |
156.3 |
(1.5) |
139.5 |
(1.9) |
16.8 |
(2.4) |
| From 2002 to 2007, the
change in the gap was 0(3.2), which does not represent a
significant difference between the two years.
|
Gap between 75th and 25th Percentile
| |
75th Percentile |
25th Percentile |
|
| |
Scale Score |
Scale Score |
Difference
|
| 2007 |
177.2 |
(1.2) |
132.8 |
(1.4) |
44.5 |
(1.8) |
| 2002 |
176.7 |
(1.3) |
126.5 |
(1.4) |
50.2 |
(2.0) |
| From 2002 to 2007, the
change in the gap was 6(2.7), which does represent a
significant difference between the two years.
|
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