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Average Mathematics Scores by Students' Attitudes Toward Mathematics at Grades 4, 8, and 12: 2000

"I like math."

SOURCE: National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2000 Mathematics Assessment.

Investigate more complete data on students' attitudes toward mathematics at grade 4, grade 8, and
grade 12.

"Mathematics is useful for solving everyday problems."

SOURCE: National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2000 Mathematics Assessment.

Major Finding

• At all three grades, students who agreed that they like math and that math was useful for solving problems, scored higher than students who disagreed.

Investigate more complete data on students' attitudes toward mathematics at grade 4, grade 8, and
grade 12.

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Last updated 17 June 2003 (HM)