Percentage of students and average U.S. history scale scores by students' reports on use of computers in the classroom, grades 8, and 12 (public and nonpublic schools combined): 2001

Average scores by time spent using CD-ROMs or the Internet for research projects, grades 8 and 12: 2001

Average scores by time spent using the computer to write reports, grades 8 and 12: 2001

NOTE: Percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding.
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 U.S. History Assessment.

Major Findings

• Eighth- and twelfth-graders who made more extensive use of computers for research projects by using CD-ROMs or the Internet scored higher, on average, than those who did so less frequently.

• Eighth- and twelfth-graders who made extensive use of computers to write reports scored higher, on average, than peers who did so less frequently.

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Last updated 30 April 2002 (DSS)