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| Table 222.30. | Average National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) mathematics scale score of 8th-graders with various attitudes toward mathematics and percentage reporting these attitudes, by selected student characteristics: 2015 |
| [Standard errors appear in parentheses] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Student characteristic | Math work is engaging and interesting | Math work is challenging | Math work is too easy | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Never or hardly ever | Sometimes | Often | Always/ almost always | Never or hardly ever | Sometimes | Often | Always/ almost always | Never or hardly ever | Sometimes | Often | Always/ almost always | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ||||||||||||
| Average scale score1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All students | 276 | (0.4) | 282 | (0.4) | 288 | (0.4) | 286 | (0.6) | 295 | (0.6) | 284 | (0.4) | 281 | (0.4) | 272 | (0.6) | 282 | (0.5) | 281 | (0.3) | 286 | (0.5) | 289 | (0.8) |
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 277 | (0.5) | 282 | (0.5) | 287 | (0.5) | 285 | (0.7) | 297 | (0.9) | 284 | (0.4) | 281 | (0.5) | 270 | (0.8) | 281 | (0.6) | 281 | (0.4) | 286 | (0.6) | 291 | (0.9) |
| Female | 275 | (0.5) | 282 | (0.4) | 288 | (0.6) | 286 | (0.8) | 293 | (0.8) | 284 | (0.5) | 281 | (0.6) | 273 | (0.7) | 283 | (0.7) | 281 | (0.4) | 285 | (0.6) | 287 | (1.1) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 282 | (0.5) | 292 | (0.4) | 298 | (0.4) | 298 | (0.6) | 301 | (0.6) | 293 | (0.4) | 291 | (0.5) | 281 | (0.7) | 289 | (0.6) | 291 | (0.3) | 296 | (0.5) | 298 | (0.9) |
| Black | 258 | (1.0) | 260 | (0.8) | 264 | (0.7) | 263 | (0.9) | 272 | (1.6) | 263 | (0.6) | 260 | (0.8) | 252 | (1.2) | 261 | (1.1) | 260 | (0.6) | 265 | (0.8) | 265 | (1.5) |
| Hispanic | 264 | (1.0) | 269 | (0.7) | 274 | (0.8) | 273 | (1.0) | 281 | (1.6) | 272 | (0.7) | 269 | (0.8) | 264 | (1.3) | 271 | (1.0) | 269 | (0.5) | 273 | (0.9) | 277 | (1.9) |
| Asian | 300 | (2.0) | 306 | (2.0) | 312 | (2.2) | 310 | (2.8) | 325 | (2.7) | 308 | (1.9) | 305 | (1.7) | 293 | (3.3) | 305 | (2.9) | 305 | (2.0) | 311 | (1.8) | 318 | (2.9) |
| Pacific Islander | 271 | (5.3) | 273 | (5.1) | 291 | (4.2) | 266 | (6.2) | 296 | (6.1) | 277 | (3.9) | 277 | (6.3) | 260 | (4.2) | 286 | (7.7) | 275 | (4.7) | 274 | (5.9) | 287 | (7.4) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 262 | (3.0) | 269 | (2.2) | 272 | (2.3) | 270 | (3.9) | 284 | (6.1) | 272 | (1.9) | 265 | (2.2) | 259 | (2.9) | 268 | (2.8) | 266 | (1.7) | 273 | (3.3) | 279 | (5.9) |
| Two or more races | 274 | (1.8) | 287 | (1.8) | 289 | (2.0) | 291 | (2.5) | 294 | (2.9) | 285 | (1.4) | 286 | (2.2) | 275 | (2.9) | 283 | (2.3) | 286 | (1.5) | 284 | (2.1) | 292 | (3.7) |
| Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eligible | 264 | (0.5) | 267 | (0.5) | 273 | (0.5) | 271 | (0.6) | 280 | (0.8) | 271 | (0.4) | 267 | (0.5) | 258 | (0.6) | 266 | (0.5) | 267 | (0.4) | 272 | (0.5) | 275 | (1.2) |
| Not eligible | 286 | (0.5) | 295 | (0.4) | 302 | (0.6) | 303 | (0.8) | 306 | (0.7) | 297 | (0.4) | 295 | (0.5) | 287 | (0.8) | 294 | (0.6) | 295 | (0.4) | 299 | (0.6) | 304 | (1.0) |
| Unknown | 282 | (2.4) | 298 | (1.7) | 298 | (1.7) | 299 | (2.6) | 308 | (3.9) | 294 | (1.6) | 294 | (1.8) | 283 | (2.7) | 292 | (2.3) | 294 | (1.7) | 300 | (2.6) | 303 | (3.3) |
| Highest education level of either parent2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Did not finish high school | 260 | (1.2) | 265 | (0.9) | 269 | (1.3) | 268 | (1.7) | 275 | (2.2) | 269 | (1.0) | 263 | (1.1) | 256 | (1.6) | 261 | (1.4) | 264 | (0.8) | 270 | (1.3) | 276 | (2.2) |
| Graduated high school | 265 | (0.8) | 267 | (0.8) | 272 | (0.7) | 269 | (1.2) | 279 | (1.5) | 270 | (0.6) | 267 | (0.7) | 257 | (1.1) | 267 | (1.1) | 267 | (0.6) | 272 | (0.9) | 270 | (1.6) |
| Some education after high school | 278 | (0.9) | 282 | (0.7) | 285 | (0.8) | 286 | (1.1) | 293 | (1.3) | 284 | (0.6) | 281 | (0.7) | 272 | (1.1) | 278 | (0.9) | 282 | (0.6) | 287 | (0.9) | 292 | (1.7) |
| Graduated college | 285 | (0.5) | 294 | (0.5) | 299 | (0.6) | 298 | (0.7) | 305 | (0.8) | 295 | (0.5) | 293 | (0.5) | 285 | (0.7) | 293 | (0.6) | 293 | (0.4) | 296 | (0.6) | 300 | (0.8) |
| Percent of students | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All students | 20 | (0.2) | 35 | (0.3) | 29 | (0.3) | 15 | (0.2) | 11 | (0.2) | 44 | (0.3) | 34 | (0.3) | 12 | (0.1) | 18 | (0.2) | 55 | (0.2) | 20 | (0.2) | 7 | (0.1) |
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 20 | (0.3) | 33 | (0.3) | 30 | (0.3) | 16 | (0.2) | 11 | (0.2) | 43 | (0.3) | 35 | (0.3) | 11 | (0.2) | 16 | (0.2) | 55 | (0.3) | 22 | (0.3) | 7 | (0.2) |
| Female | 20 | (0.3) | 37 | (0.3) | 29 | (0.3) | 15 | (0.2) | 11 | (0.3) | 44 | (0.4) | 33 | (0.4) | 12 | (0.2) | 20 | (0.4) | 55 | (0.3) | 19 | (0.3) | 6 | (0.2) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 23 | (0.3) | 35 | (0.3) | 28 | (0.3) | 14 | (0.3) | 12 | (0.2) | 43 | (0.4) | 34 | (0.3) | 11 | (0.2) | 21 | (0.3) | 54 | (0.3) | 18 | (0.2) | 6 | (0.2) |
| Black | 18 | (0.5) | 34 | (0.6) | 28 | (0.5) | 20 | (0.5) | 9 | (0.3) | 43 | (0.6) | 33 | (0.6) | 15 | (0.3) | 16 | (0.4) | 55 | (0.6) | 22 | (0.5) | 7 | (0.3) |
| Hispanic | 17 | (0.4) | 36 | (0.5) | 31 | (0.6) | 16 | (0.5) | 9 | (0.4) | 44 | (0.6) | 35 | (0.6) | 11 | (0.3) | 13 | (0.4) | 58 | (0.6) | 22 | (0.5) | 7 | (0.3) |
| Asian | 14 | (1.0) | 33 | (1.4) | 34 | (0.9) | 19 | (1.3) | 14 | (0.9) | 48 | (1.3) | 29 | (1.1) | 9 | (0.7) | 10 | (0.9) | 54 | (1.2) | 27 | (1.2) | 10 | (0.7) |
| Pacific Islander | 17 | (4.1) | 29 | (3.4) | 36 | (4.1) | 18 | (2.6) | 11 | (2.6) | 43 | (3.7) | 35 | (2.9) | 11 | (1.8) | 13 | (2.5) | 56 | (3.7) | 21 | (3.2) | 10 | (2.6) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 19 | (1.5) | 35 | (1.9) | 32 | (2.1) | 14 | (1.0) | 9 | (1.3) | 41 | (2.2) | 38 | (2.3) | 12 | (1.0) | 18 | (1.4) | 55 | (2.1) | 20 | (1.8) | 7 | (1.0) |
| Two or more races | 22 | (1.0) | 34 | (1.3) | 30 | (1.3) | 14 | (0.9) | 12 | (0.8) | 42 | (1.6) | 36 | (1.8) | 11 | (0.7) | 19 | (1.1) | 55 | (1.3) | 20 | (1.1) | 6 | (0.6) |
| Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eligible | 19 | (0.3) | 35 | (0.3) | 30 | (0.3) | 17 | (0.3) | 10 | (0.2) | 44 | (0.4) | 34 | (0.4) | 12 | (0.2) | 15 | (0.3) | 56 | (0.3) | 22 | (0.3) | 7 | (0.2) |
| Not eligible | 22 | (0.3) | 35 | (0.4) | 29 | (0.3) | 14 | (0.3) | 12 | (0.2) | 43 | (0.4) | 34 | (0.4) | 11 | (0.2) | 20 | (0.3) | 55 | (0.4) | 19 | (0.3) | 6 | (0.2) |
| Unknown | 21 | (1.2) | 34 | (1.1) | 29 | (1.3) | 17 | (0.9) | 11 | (0.9) | 41 | (1.1) | 37 | (1.2) | 11 | (0.7) | 23 | (1.3) | 55 | (1.2) | 16 | (1.0) | 5 | (0.5) |
| Highest education level of either parent2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Did not finish high school | 20 | (0.6) | 36 | (0.7) | 29 | (0.7) | 15 | (0.7) | 9 | (0.5) | 43 | (1.0) | 35 | (1.0) | 13 | (0.6) | 15 | (0.6) | 56 | (0.9) | 22 | (0.6) | 7 | (0.5) |
| Graduated high school | 21 | (0.5) | 36 | (0.6) | 28 | (0.5) | 15 | (0.4) | 9 | (0.3) | 44 | (0.5) | 35 | (0.6) | 12 | (0.3) | 16 | (0.4) | 58 | (0.6) | 20 | (0.5) | 6 | (0.3) |
| Some education after high school | 21 | (0.4) | 36 | (0.5) | 29 | (0.5) | 14 | (0.4) | 11 | (0.5) | 45 | (0.7) | 33 | (0.7) | 11 | (0.4) | 19 | (0.4) | 55 | (0.5) | 20 | (0.5) | 6 | (0.3) |
| Graduated college | 20 | (0.3) | 34 | (0.4) | 30 | (0.3) | 16 | (0.3) | 12 | (0.2) | 43 | (0.3) | 34 | (0.4) | 11 | (0.2) | 19 | (0.3) | 54 | (0.3) | 20 | (0.3) | 7 | (0.2) |
| 1 Scale ranges from 0 to 500. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Based on student reports. The category of students whose parents have an unknown level of education is not shown, although data for these students is included in table totals. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Includes public and private schools. Includes students tested with accommodations (12 percent of all 8th-grade students); excludes only those students with disabilities and English language learners who were unable to be tested even with accommodations (2 percent of all 8th-grade students). Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2015 Mathematics Assessment, retrieved October 29, 2015, from the Main NAEP Data Explorer (http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/naepdata/). (This table was prepared October 2015.) |
