| 2004 long-term trend mathematics, average scale score, by contextual variable, age 17: Selected years, 1978–2004 |
| Statistic |
Contextual variable |
1978 |
1982 |
1986 |
1990 |
1992 |
1994 |
1996 |
1999 |
2004 Bridge |
| Average scale score |
Highest mathematics course taken |
All assessed students |
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| Pre-algebra (or less) |
267 |
(0.8) |
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268 |
(0.9) |
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272 |
(0.8) |
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273 |
(1.1) |
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271 |
(1.6) |
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272 |
(1.2) |
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269 |
(1.9) |
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278 |
(2.8) |
|
270 |
(2.6) |
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| Algebra (1st year) |
286 |
(0.7) |
* |
287 |
(1.0) |
* |
286 |
(1.0) |
* |
288 |
(1.2) |
* |
289 |
(1.1) |
* |
288 |
(1.4) |
* |
283 |
(1.3) |
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285 |
(1.7) |
|
282 |
(1.4) |
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| Geometry |
307 |
(0.7) |
* |
301 |
(0.9) |
* |
301 |
(1.3) |
* |
299 |
(1.5) |
|
301 |
(1.6) |
* |
297 |
(1.7) |
|
298 |
(1.3) |
|
298 |
(1.2) |
|
296 |
(1.1) |
|
| Algebra (2nd year) |
321 |
(0.7) |
* |
318 |
(0.8) |
* |
320 |
(1.1) |
* |
319 |
(1.0) |
* |
320 |
(0.7) |
* |
316 |
(1.0) |
* |
316 |
(1.3) |
* |
315 |
(0.8) |
* |
310 |
(0.7) |
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| Calculus |
334 |
(1.4) |
|
329 |
(1.7) |
* |
343 |
(2.7) |
* |
344 |
(2.7) |
* |
343 |
(1.7) |
* |
340 |
(2.2) |
|
339 |
(1.7) |
|
341 |
(1.4) |
* |
336 |
(1.6) |
|
| Something else |
274 |
(1.6) |
|
276 |
(1.8) |
|
276 |
(4.3) |
|
274 |
(3.5) |
|
280 |
(4.9) |
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— |
— |
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— |
— |
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277 |
(3.1) |
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— |
— |
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| Highest mathematics course taken by gender |
Male |
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| Pre-algebra |
269 |
(1.0) |
|
271 |
(1.1) |
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274 |
(1.3) |
|
274 |
(1.7) |
|
275 |
(2.3) |
|
274 |
(1.8) |
|
272 |
(2.5) |
|
281 |
(3.2) |
|
273 |
(3.3) |
|
| Algebra (1st year) |
289 |
(0.9) |
|
290 |
(1.2) |
|
289 |
(1.2) |
|
291 |
(1.6) |
|
291 |
(1.7) |
|
289 |
(1.6) |
|
286 |
(1.5) |
|
288 |
(2.6) |
|
286 |
(1.8) |
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| Geometry |
310 |
(1.0) |
* |
305 |
(1.2) |
* |
304 |
(1.7) |
* |
302 |
(1.6) |
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306 |
(2.0) |
* |
301 |
(2.1) |
|
302 |
(1.7) |
|
301 |
(1.8) |
|
298 |
(1.6) |
|
| Algebra (2nd year) |
325 |
(0.8) |
* |
321 |
(0.9) |
* |
322 |
(1.5) |
* |
323 |
(1.2) |
* |
323 |
(1.1) |
* |
320 |
(1.5) |
* |
320 |
(1.7) |
* |
317 |
(1.3) |
* |
313 |
(1.0) |
|
| Calculus |
337 |
(2.0) |
|
329 |
(2.2) |
* |
344 |
(3.2) |
|
347 |
(2.4) |
|
344 |
(2.7) |
|
343 |
(2.6) |
|
342 |
(2.3) |
|
343 |
(1.9) |
|
339 |
(2.3) |
|
| Something else |
277 |
(2.4) |
|
278 |
(2.2) |
|
— |
— |
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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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| Female |
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| Pre-algebra |
264 |
(0.9) |
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266 |
(1.1) |
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270 |
(1.2) |
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271 |
(1.8) |
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267 |
(1.6) |
|
268 |
(1.9) |
|
265 |
(2.2) |
|
274 |
(3.2) |
|
267 |
(3.6) |
|
| Algebra (1st year) |
284 |
(1.0) |
* |
284 |
(1.1) |
* |
284 |
(1.9) |
* |
285 |
(1.8) |
* |
287 |
(1.8) |
* |
286 |
(1.9) |
* |
278 |
(2.2) |
|
282 |
(2.5) |
|
278 |
(1.8) |
|
| Geometry |
304 |
(0.8) |
* |
298 |
(1.0) |
* |
299 |
(1.4) |
* |
296 |
(1.8) |
|
297 |
(2.0) |
|
293 |
(1.8) |
|
294 |
(1.5) |
|
295 |
(1.3) |
|
293 |
(1.5) |
|
| Algebra (2nd year) |
318 |
(0.9) |
* |
315 |
(0.8) |
* |
318 |
(1.3) |
* |
316 |
(1.1) |
* |
317 |
(1.0) |
* |
313 |
(1.1) |
* |
313 |
(1.4) |
* |
314 |
(1.1) |
* |
308 |
(0.9) |
|
| Calculus |
329 |
(1.8) |
|
328 |
(1.6) |
|
342 |
(3.3) |
* |
340 |
(4.0) |
|
341 |
(2.0) |
* |
337 |
(2.8) |
|
335 |
(2.2) |
|
340 |
(2.0) |
* |
332 |
(1.3) |
|
| Something else |
270 |
(1.9) |
|
274 |
(2.6) |
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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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| Highest mathematics course taken by race/ethnicity |
White |
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| Pre-algebra |
272 |
(0.6) |
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273 |
(0.6) |
|
276 |
(0.9) |
|
277 |
(1.1) |
|
275 |
(1.7) |
|
275 |
(1.4) |
|
273 |
(2.3) |
|
282 |
(3.4) |
|
276 |
(2.9) |
|
| Algebra (1st year) |
291 |
(0.6) |
|
292 |
(0.8) |
* |
289 |
(1.3) |
|
292 |
(1.6) |
|
293 |
(1.0) |
* |
292 |
(1.7) |
|
287 |
(2.0) |
|
290 |
(2.2) |
|
287 |
(1.3) |
|
| Geometry |
310 |
(0.6) |
* |
304 |
(0.9) |
|
304 |
(1.3) |
|
304 |
(1.3) |
|
306 |
(1.6) |
|
301 |
(1.5) |
|
304 |
(1.6) |
|
303 |
(1.5) |
|
302 |
(1.0) |
|
| Algebra (2nd year) |
325 |
(0.6) |
* |
321 |
(0.7) |
* |
323 |
(1.2) |
* |
323 |
(0.9) |
* |
323 |
(0.9) |
* |
320 |
(1.0) |
* |
320 |
(1.4) |
|
320 |
(0.9) |
* |
316 |
(0.8) |
|
| Calculus |
338 |
(1.1) |
|
333 |
(1.6) |
|
347 |
(2.7) |
* |
347 |
(2.8) |
* |
347 |
(1.6) |
* |
344 |
(2.0) |
|
342 |
(1.9) |
|
343 |
(1.5) |
|
338 |
(1.4) |
|
| Something else |
281 |
(1.6) |
|
281 |
(2.2) |
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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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| Black |
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| Pre-algebra |
247 |
(1.6) |
|
252 |
(1.2) |
|
262 |
(2.9) |
|
264 |
(2.2) |
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256 |
(4.8) |
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— |
— |
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— |
— |
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— |
— |
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— |
— |
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| Algebra (1st year) |
264 |
(1.5) |
|
268 |
(1.6) |
|
272 |
(2.3) |
|
278 |
(4.0) |
|
279 |
(3.4) |
|
275 |
(3.3) |
|
272 |
(2.4) |
|
267 |
(2.9) |
|
— |
— |
|
| Geometry |
281 |
(1.9) |
|
281 |
(2.1) |
|
286 |
(2.7) |
|
285 |
(3.5) |
|
283 |
(3.4) |
|
283 |
(3.8) |
|
280 |
(3.0) |
|
281 |
(2.5) |
|
279 |
(2.0) |
|
| Algebra (2nd year) |
292 |
(1.4) |
|
293 |
(1.6) |
|
297 |
(3.2) |
|
302 |
(3.2) |
* |
301 |
(2.2) |
* |
297 |
(2.5) |
|
299 |
(2.2) |
* |
293 |
(1.4) |
|
292 |
(1.5) |
|
| Calculus |
297 |
(6.5) |
|
293 |
(4.8) |
! |
— |
— |
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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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| Something else |
251 |
(3.9) |
|
258 |
(3.1) |
|
— |
— |
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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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| Hispanic |
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| Pre-algebra |
256 |
(2.3) |
|
258 |
(1.9) |
! |
264 |
(3.1) |
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— |
— |
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— |
— |
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— |
— |
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— |
— |
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— |
— |
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— |
— |
|
| Algebra (1st year) |
273 |
(2.8) |
|
275 |
(2.2) |
! |
283 |
(3.3) |
|
— |
— |
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— |
— |
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— |
— |
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— |
— |
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— |
— |
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— |
— |
|
| Geometry |
294 |
(4.4) |
|
291 |
(3.5) |
|
— |
— |
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— |
— |
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— |
— |
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— |
— |
|
— |
— |
|
— |
— |
|
285 |
(3.5) |
|
| Algebra (2nd year) |
303 |
(2.9) |
* |
298 |
(3.3) |
! |
302 |
(3.8) |
|
306 |
(3.3) |
* |
312 |
(2.0) |
! * |
304 |
(4.1) |
|
306 |
(2.8) |
* |
308 |
(3.0) |
* |
293 |
(2.5) |
|
| Calculus |
— |
— |
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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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— |
— |
|
321 |
(2.6) |
|
| Something else |
264 |
(4.5) |
|
— |
— |
|
— |
— |
|
— |
— |
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— |
— |
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— |
— |
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— |
— |
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— |
— |
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— |
— |
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| Computer instruction |
Yes |
309 |
(4.7) |
|
303 |
(2.7) |
|
304 |
(2.0) |
|
311 |
(3.2) |
|
307 |
(2.4) |
|
309 |
(2.6) |
|
312 |
(2.2) |
|
311 |
(1.6) |
|
307 |
(1.3) |
|
| No |
299 |
(1.5) |
* |
299 |
(2.2) |
* |
301 |
(1.3) |
* |
303 |
(1.6) |
|
306 |
(1.1) |
|
304 |
(1.1) |
|
307 |
(1.9) |
|
307 |
(1.2) |
|
307 |
(0.9) |
|
| Computer access |
Yes |
314 |
(2.9) |
|
307 |
(2.0) |
|
305 |
(1.4) |
|
309 |
(2.3) |
|
308 |
(1.7) |
|
308 |
(1.6) |
|
310 |
(2.0) |
|
310 |
(1.7) |
|
308 |
(1.1) |
|
| No |
297 |
(1.5) |
* |
292 |
(2.3) |
* |
294 |
(2.0) |
* |
301 |
(2.1) |
|
305 |
(1.9) |
|
305 |
(1.8) |
|
309 |
(2.6) |
|
304 |
(1.6) |
|
303 |
(1.5) |
|
| Computer use |
Yes |
303 |
(2.1) |
* |
300 |
(1.8) |
* |
305 |
(1.4) |
* |
308 |
(2.1) |
|
308 |
(1.7) |
|
307 |
(1.5) |
|
309 |
(1.8) |
|
310 |
(1.3) |
|
309 |
(0.9) |
|
| No |
297 |
(1.8) |
* |
299 |
(2.6) |
|
298 |
(1.4) |
* |
301 |
(1.7) |
|
303 |
(1.4) |
|
304 |
(1.5) |
|
306 |
(1.8) |
|
304 |
(1.5) |
|
303 |
(1.4) |
|
| Frequency of doing mathematics homework |
Often |
309 |
(1.6) |
|
307 |
(1.5) |
* |
304 |
(1.1) |
* |
310 |
(1.7) |
|
310 |
(1.1) |
|
310 |
(1.4) |
|
312 |
(1.6) |
|
312 |
(1.1) |
|
312 |
(0.8) |
|
| Sometimes |
291 |
(2.1) |
|
291 |
(2.1) |
|
296 |
(1.8) |
|
295 |
(2.0) |
|
295 |
(1.8) |
|
296 |
(2.2) |
|
298 |
(2.3) |
|
297 |
(1.5) |
|
296 |
(1.4) |
|
| Never |
284 |
(3.5) |
|
284 |
(3.4) |
|
291 |
(5.5) |
|
281 |
(3.5) |
|
285 |
(4.1) |
|
289 |
(4.5) |
|
293 |
(4.3) |
|
287 |
(4.6) |
|
289 |
(2.9) |
|
| TV watched each day |
0 - 2 hours |
305 |
(1.0) |
* |
303 |
(1.0) |
* |
310 |
(1.3) |
|
312 |
(1.1) |
|
314 |
(0.9) |
|
314 |
(1.3) |
|
314 |
(1.2) |
|
315 |
(1.3) |
|
313 |
(0.9) |
|
| 3 - 5 hours |
296 |
(1.1) |
* |
294 |
(1.0) |
* |
299 |
(1.0) |
|
300 |
(1.2) |
|
300 |
(0.9) |
|
301 |
(1.1) |
|
302 |
(1.5) |
|
302 |
(1.1) |
|
300 |
(1.0) |
|
| 6 or more hours |
279 |
(2.1) |
* |
280 |
(1.4) |
* |
282 |
(2.4) |
|
287 |
(1.8) |
|
285 |
(2.3) |
|
286 |
(2.5) |
|
285 |
(2.8) |
|
289 |
(2.2) |
|
286 |
(2.0) |
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| — Not available. Sample size is insufficient to permit a reliable estimate, or data are not available for this assessment year. |
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| # The estimate rounds to zero. |
| ! 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. |
View other 2004 long-term trend summary data tables.
Last updated 05 July 2005 (FW)
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