National Subgroup ResultsIn addition to presenting information about all students' performance, NAEP looks at the performance of various subgroups of students. Examining these results reveals how these students have performed in comparison to each other in the year 2002 and whether they have progressed since 1998. The 2002 writing results for the nation are reported for groups of students defined by the following characteristics:
When reading these results, it is important to keep in mind that there is no simple, causal relationship between membership in a subgroup and writing performance, which may be affected by a complex mix of educational and socioeconomic factors. Return to main results.
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