Average geography scale scores by extent of studying countries and cultures, grades 8 and 12 (public and nonpublic schools combined): 2001

NOTE: Results are based on administration procedures that did not permit accommodations.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2001 Geography Assessment.

Major Finding

• Eighth- and twelfth-graders who never or hardly ever studied countries and cultures had lower scores, on average, than students who did so at least once or twice a month or more.
  
  

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