| 2004 long-term trend mathematics, average scale scores by student group, age 17: Selected years, 1978–2004 |
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| Statistic |
Student group |
1978 |
1982 |
1986 |
1990 |
1992 |
1994 |
1996 |
1999 |
2004 Modified |
2004 Bridge |
| Average scale score |
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Total |
300 |
(1.0) |
* |
298 |
(0.9) |
* |
302 |
(0.9) |
* |
305 |
(0.9) |
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307 |
(0.9) |
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306 |
(1.0) |
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307 |
(1.2) |
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308 |
(1.0) |
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305 |
(0.7) |
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307 |
(0.8) |
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| Gender |
Male |
304 |
(1.0) |
* |
301 |
(1.0) |
* |
305 |
(1.2) |
* |
306 |
(1.1) |
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309 |
(1.1) |
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309 |
(1.4) |
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310 |
(1.3) |
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310 |
(1.4) |
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307 |
(0.9) |
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308 |
(1.0) |
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| Female |
297 |
(1.0) |
* |
296 |
(1.0) |
* |
299 |
(1.0) |
* |
303 |
(1.1) |
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305 |
(1.1) |
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304 |
(1.1) |
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305 |
(1.4) |
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307 |
(1.0) |
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304 |
(0.8) |
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305 |
(0.9) |
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| Race/ethnicity |
White |
306 |
(0.9) |
* |
304 |
(0.9) |
* |
308 |
(1.0) |
* |
309 |
(1.0) |
* |
312 |
(0.8) |
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312 |
(1.1) |
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313 |
(1.4) |
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315 |
(1.1) |
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— |
— |
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313 |
(0.7) |
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| Black |
268 |
(1.3) |
* |
272 |
(1.2) |
* |
279 |
(2.1) |
* |
289 |
(2.8) |
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286 |
(2.2) |
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286 |
(1.8) |
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286 |
(1.7) |
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283 |
(1.5) |
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— |
— |
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285 |
(1.6) |
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| Hispanic |
276 |
(2.3) |
* |
277 |
(1.8) |
!* |
283 |
(2.9) |
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284 |
(2.9) |
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292 |
(2.6) |
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291 |
(3.7) |
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292 |
(2.1) |
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293 |
(2.5) |
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— |
— |
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289 |
(1.8) |
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| Other |
313 |
(3.3) |
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309 |
(4.5) |
! |
305 |
(7.2) |
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312 |
(5.2) |
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317 |
(4.0) |
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313 |
(4.5) |
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312 |
(5.7) |
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320 |
(4.0) |
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— |
— |
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320 |
(2.8) |
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| Modal grade |
Below modal grade |
273 |
(1.1) |
* |
274 |
(1.6) |
* |
277 |
(1.6) |
* |
282 |
(1.7) |
* |
285 |
(1.4) |
* |
284 |
(1.6) |
* |
289 |
(1.6) |
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290 |
(1.8) |
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290 |
(1.2) |
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290 |
(1.3) |
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| At modal grade |
305 |
(1.0) |
* |
303 |
(0.9) |
* |
307 |
(0.9) |
* |
311 |
(0.8) |
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313 |
(0.8) |
|
312 |
(0.9) |
|
313 |
(1.6) |
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314 |
(1.0) |
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310 |
(0.7) |
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311 |
(0.9) |
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| Above modal grade |
309 |
(1.0) |
* |
307 |
(1.4) |
* |
309 |
(3.0) |
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311 |
(1.8) |
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318 |
(2.4) |
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316 |
(3.1) |
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313 |
(2.7) |
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312 |
(4.4) |
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310 |
(2.2) |
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315 |
(2.6) |
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| Region |
Northeast |
307 |
(1.8) |
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304 |
(2.0) |
* |
307 |
(1.9) |
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304 |
(2.1) |
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311 |
(2.0) |
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313 |
(2.9) |
|
309 |
(3.0) |
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313 |
(2.4) |
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306 |
(1.6) |
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310 |
(1.4) |
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| Southeast |
292 |
(1.7) |
* |
292 |
(2.1) |
* |
297 |
(1.4) |
* |
301 |
(2.3) |
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301 |
(1.9) |
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301 |
(1.6) |
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303 |
(2.1) |
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300 |
(1.4) |
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300 |
(1.2) |
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302 |
(1.3) |
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| Central |
305 |
(1.9) |
* |
302 |
(1.4) |
* |
304 |
(1.9) |
* |
311 |
(2.1) |
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312 |
(2.0) |
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307 |
(2.2) |
|
314 |
(2.0) |
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310 |
(2.0) |
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310 |
(1.3) |
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313 |
(1.0) |
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| West |
295 |
(1.8) |
* |
294 |
(1.9) |
* |
299 |
(2.7) |
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302 |
(1.5) |
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303 |
(2.3) |
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305 |
(2.4) |
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304 |
(2.3) |
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310 |
(2.0) |
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305 |
(1.6) |
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303 |
(1.9) |
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| Type of location |
Central city |
— |
— |
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— |
— |
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— |
— |
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— |
— |
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— |
— |
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— |
— |
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— |
— |
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— |
— |
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300 |
(1.7) |
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301 |
(2.1) |
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| Urban fringe |
— |
— |
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— |
— |
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— |
— |
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— |
— |
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— |
— |
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— |
— |
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— |
— |
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— |
— |
|
310 |
(1.3) |
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311 |
(1.4) |
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| Rural |
— |
— |
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— |
— |
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— |
— |
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— |
— |
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— |
— |
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— |
— |
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— |
— |
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— |
— |
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302 |
(0.9) |
* |
306 |
(0.9) |
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| Parents' highest level of education |
Less than high school |
280 |
(1.2) |
* |
279 |
(1.0) |
* |
279 |
(2.3) |
|
285 |
(2.2) |
|
285 |
(2.3) |
|
284 |
(2.4) |
|
281 |
(2.4) |
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289 |
(1.8) |
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287 |
(1.2) |
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287 |
(2.4) |
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| Graduated high school |
294 |
(0.8) |
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293 |
(0.8) |
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293 |
(1.0) |
|
294 |
(0.9) |
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298 |
(1.7) |
|
295 |
(1.1) |
|
297 |
(2.4) |
|
299 |
(1.6) |
|
294 |
(0.9) |
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295 |
(1.1) |
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| Some education after high school |
305 |
(0.9) |
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304 |
(0.9) |
|
305 |
(1.2) |
|
308 |
(1.0) |
|
308 |
(1.1) |
|
305 |
(1.3) |
|
307 |
(1.5) |
|
308 |
(1.6) |
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305 |
(0.9) |
|
306 |
(1.1) |
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| Graduated college |
317 |
(1.0) |
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312 |
(1.0) |
* |
314 |
(1.4) |
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316 |
(1.3) |
|
316 |
(1.0) |
|
318 |
(1.4) |
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317 |
(1.3) |
|
317 |
(1.2) |
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315 |
(0.9) |
|
317 |
(0.9) |
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| Unknown |
276 |
(1.9) |
|
272 |
(1.8) |
* |
281 |
(2.4) |
|
277 |
(2.8) |
|
290 |
(3.9) |
|
283 |
(3.8) |
|
287 |
(4.0) |
|
285 |
(3.9) |
|
282 |
(2.5) |
|
284 |
(3.9) |
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| Type of school |
Public |
300 |
(1.0) |
* |
297 |
(0.9) |
* |
301 |
(1.0) |
* |
304 |
(0.8) |
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305 |
(0.9) |
|
304 |
(0.9) |
|
306 |
(1.1) |
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307 |
(1.0) |
|
304 |
(0.8) |
|
306 |
(0.9) |
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| Between-group difference |
White-Black gap |
38 |
(1.6) |
* |
32 |
(1.5) |
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29 |
(2.3) |
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21 |
(3.0) |
* |
26 |
(2.4) |
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27 |
(2.1) |
|
27 |
(2.2) |
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31 |
(1.9) |
|
27 |
(1.6) |
|
28 |
(1.8) |
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| White-Hispanic gap |
30 |
(2.4) |
|
27 |
(2.0) |
|
24 |
(3.0) |
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26 |
(3.1) |
|
20 |
(2.8) |
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22 |
(3.9) |
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21 |
(2.5) |
|
22 |
(2.7) |
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19 |
(1.4) |
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24 |
(1.9) |
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| Male-Female gap |
7 |
(1.4) |
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6 |
(1.4) |
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5 |
(1.5) |
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3 |
(1.5) |
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4 |
(1.5) |
|
4 |
(1.8) |
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5 |
(1.9) |
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3 |
(1.7) |
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3 |
(1.2) |
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3 |
(1.4) |
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| — Not available. Sample size is insufficient to permit a reliable estimate, or data are not available for this assessment year. |
| ! Interpret data with caution. The nature of the sample does not allow accurate determination of the variability of the statistic. |
| * Significantly different from 2004 bridge assessment. |
| NOTE: Standard errors of the estimates appear in parentheses. |
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), selected years, 1978–2004 Long-Term Trend Mathematics Assessments. |
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Last updated 05 July 2005 (FW)
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