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| Table 224.74a. | Average National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) technology and engineering literacy (TEL) scale score and percentage distribution of 8th-graders, by frequency of learning about or discussing various technology- and society-related topics in school and selected student and school characteristics: 2014 |
| [Standard errors appear in parentheses] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Selected student or school characteristic | Frequency of learning about or discussing topic in school1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Choices people make that affect the environment | Inventions that change the way people live | The ways people work together to solve problems in their community or the world | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Never | Rarely | Sometimes | Often | Never | Rarely | Sometimes | Often | Never | Rarely | Sometimes | Often | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ||||||||||||
| Average TEL scale score2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All students | 126 | (1.1) | 144 | (0.8) | 154 | (0.6) | 155 | (0.8) | 124 | (1.1) | 141 | (0.7) | 155 | (0.6) | 158 | (0.8) | 133 | (1.1) | 148 | (0.9) | 153 | (0.6) | 153 | (0.7) |
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 124 | (1.5) | 143 | (1.1) | 153 | (0.7) | 154 | (1.1) | 121 | (1.3) | 140 | (1.2) | 154 | (0.7) | 158 | (1.0) | 129 | (1.5) | 148 | (1.1) | 152 | (0.8) | 152 | (0.9) |
| Female | 128 | (1.8) | 145 | (0.9) | 155 | (0.7) | 156 | (0.9) | 127 | (1.3) | 142 | (0.9) | 156 | (0.8) | 159 | (0.9) | 138 | (1.4) | 148 | (1.0) | 154 | (0.6) | 154 | (0.9) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 137 | (2.2) | 155 | (1.1) | 164 | (0.7) | 164 | (1.0) | 132 | (1.8) | 152 | (0.9) | 164 | (0.8) | 168 | (0.9) | 144 | (1.6) | 158 | (1.3) | 163 | (0.7) | 164 | (1.0) |
| Black | 108 | (2.2) | 121 | (1.6) | 131 | (1.4) | 137 | (1.3) | 110 | (2.1) | 120 | (1.6) | 132 | (1.3) | 138 | (1.3) | 116 | (2.1) | 126 | (1.4) | 131 | (1.4) | 133 | (1.3) |
| Hispanic | 116 | (2.0) | 133 | (1.0) | 142 | (0.8) | 144 | (1.1) | 117 | (1.4) | 131 | (1.0) | 142 | (0.7) | 148 | (1.3) | 122 | (1.8) | 138 | (1.0) | 140 | (0.8) | 142 | (0.9) |
| Asian | ‡ | (†) | 149 | (3.7) | 163 | (2.1) | 166 | (2.3) | ‡ | (†) | 147 | (3.2) | 164 | (2.1) | 168 | (2.3) | ‡ | (†) | 156 | (2.9) | 162 | (2.1) | 164 | (2.1) |
| Pacific Islander | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| Two or more races | ‡ | (†) | 147 | (4.5) | 159 | (2.7) | 154 | (4.4) | ‡ | (†) | 147 | (3.6) | 158 | (3.3) | 158 | (4.3) | ‡ | (†) | 152 | (4.9) | 159 | (3.1) | 155 | (4.8) |
| English language learner (ELL) status | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ELL | 94 | (2.6) | 104 | (2.0) | 114 | (2.3) | 115 | (2.1) | 98 | (2.4) | 104 | (2.0) | 112 | (1.8) | 118 | (3.3) | 95 | (2.9) | 106 | (2.7) | 112 | (2.1) | 113 | (1.8) |
| Non-ELL | 129 | (1.2) | 147 | (0.8) | 156 | (0.6) | 156 | (0.8) | 126 | (1.1) | 144 | (0.7) | 157 | (0.7) | 160 | (0.8) | 136 | (1.0) | 150 | (1.0) | 155 | (0.7) | 155 | (0.7) |
| Disability status3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Identified as student with disability (SD) | 97 | (1.7) | 113 | (2.0) | 123 | (1.5) | 125 | (2.2) | 100 | (1.9) | 112 | (1.8) | 124 | (1.8) | 128 | (2.4) | 100 | (1.9) | 116 | (2.4) | 122 | (1.9) | 122 | (2.0) |
| Not identified as SD | 135 | (1.2) | 149 | (0.8) | 158 | (0.6) | 158 | (0.8) | 132 | (1.0) | 146 | (0.7) | 158 | (0.6) | 161 | (0.8) | 142 | (1.1) | 153 | (0.8) | 157 | (0.6) | 156 | (0.7) |
| Highest education level of either parent4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Did not finish high school | 114 | (3.8) | 129 | (2.0) | 136 | (1.2) | 137 | (1.6) | 112 | (3.2) | 126 | (1.4) | 137 | (1.4) | 143 | (2.0) | 121 | (3.6) | 131 | (2.0) | 135 | (1.3) | 137 | (1.6) |
| Graduated high school | 122 | (2.9) | 132 | (1.5) | 141 | (1.0) | 142 | (1.7) | 121 | (2.1) | 130 | (1.1) | 141 | (1.4) | 147 | (1.5) | 126 | (2.5) | 137 | (1.5) | 140 | (0.9) | 139 | (1.7) |
| Some education after high school | 138 | (2.9) | 149 | (1.4) | 154 | (0.9) | 154 | (1.4) | 132 | (2.3) | 144 | (1.2) | 156 | (1.0) | 157 | (1.2) | 142 | (2.2) | 150 | (1.7) | 154 | (1.0) | 153 | (1.2) |
| Graduated college | 133 | (1.8) | 154 | (1.1) | 163 | (0.7) | 162 | (0.9) | 131 | (1.6) | 151 | (1.1) | 164 | (0.8) | 165 | (0.8) | 142 | (1.6) | 158 | (1.1) | 163 | (0.8) | 161 | (0.8) |
| Percent of students in school eligible for free or reduced-price lunch |
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| 0 to 25 percent eligible | 146 | (3.6) | 161 | (1.6) | 170 | (1.2) | 171 | (1.3) | 140 | (3.2) | 159 | (2.0) | 169 | (1.2) | 174 | (1.5) | 152 | (2.9) | 165 | (1.2) | 169 | (1.2) | 170 | (1.5) |
| 26 to 50 percent eligible | 131 | (2.6) | 151 | (1.4) | 159 | (1.2) | 158 | (1.2) | 130 | (1.9) | 147 | (1.4) | 159 | (1.1) | 162 | (1.1) | 140 | (2.1) | 154 | (1.8) | 158 | (1.0) | 157 | (1.3) |
| 51 to 75 percent eligible | 123 | (2.2) | 137 | (1.5) | 148 | (0.9) | 147 | (1.3) | 120 | (1.7) | 136 | (1.1) | 148 | (1.1) | 151 | (1.3) | 130 | (1.7) | 141 | (1.3) | 147 | (1.1) | 145 | (1.2) |
| 76 to 100 percent eligible | 113 | (2.2) | 125 | (1.5) | 136 | (1.1) | 137 | (1.5) | 114 | (1.8) | 124 | (1.2) | 137 | (1.2) | 141 | (1.5) | 118 | (2.1) | 130 | (1.4) | 135 | (1.2) | 135 | (1.4) |
| School control | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Public | 125 | (1.3) | 143 | (0.8) | 153 | (0.6) | 153 | (0.8) | 123 | (1.1) | 140 | (0.7) | 154 | (0.7) | 157 | (0.8) | 132 | (1.1) | 147 | (1.0) | 152 | (0.6) | 151 | (0.7) |
| Private | 144 | (4.4) | 159 | (2.6) | 167 | (1.6) | 167 | (1.8) | 137 | (4.3) | 153 | (2.3) | 166 | (1.8) | 170 | (1.5) | 151 | (4.5) | 162 | (1.8) | 165 | (1.7) | 167 | (1.9) |
| School locale | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| City | 120 | (1.8) | 137 | (1.5) | 148 | (1.0) | 151 | (1.2) | 117 | (1.8) | 134 | (1.2) | 149 | (1.1) | 155 | (1.1) | 126 | (1.8) | 143 | (1.2) | 147 | (1.1) | 149 | (1.2) |
| Suburb | 129 | (2.0) | 147 | (1.4) | 158 | (1.1) | 158 | (1.3) | 127 | (1.7) | 144 | (1.3) | 159 | (1.2) | 162 | (1.0) | 137 | (1.9) | 150 | (1.4) | 158 | (1.1) | 156 | (1.2) |
| Town | 122 | (3.3) | 146 | (2.6) | 153 | (1.8) | 153 | (2.1) | 123 | (2.6) | 142 | (2.7) | 155 | (1.2) | 156 | (2.5) | 132 | (3.1) | 148 | (2.1) | 152 | (1.3) | 152 | (2.6) |
| Rural | 129 | (2.5) | 146 | (1.8) | 156 | (1.4) | 155 | (1.6) | 128 | (2.1) | 145 | (1.8) | 155 | (1.4) | 159 | (1.6) | 136 | (2.3) | 150 | (1.9) | 155 | (1.5) | 153 | (1.6) |
| Percentage distribution of students | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All students | 6 | (0.2) | 20 | (0.4) | 47 | (0.5) | 26 | (0.4) | 8 | (0.2) | 20 | (0.3) | 45 | (0.4) | 27 | (0.5) | 8 | (0.2) | 21 | (0.3) | 43 | (0.4) | 28 | (0.4) |
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 7 | (0.3) | 21 | (0.5) | 47 | (0.6) | 24 | (0.6) | 9 | (0.3) | 20 | (0.5) | 45 | (0.5) | 26 | (0.6) | 8 | (0.3) | 22 | (0.5) | 44 | (0.5) | 26 | (0.5) |
| Female | 5 | (0.3) | 19 | (0.5) | 47 | (0.5) | 29 | (0.5) | 7 | (0.3) | 20 | (0.4) | 45 | (0.6) | 27 | (0.5) | 7 | (0.2) | 21 | (0.4) | 42 | (0.5) | 30 | (0.5) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 6 | (0.3) | 21 | (0.8) | 49 | (0.8) | 25 | (0.6) | 7 | (0.4) | 19 | (0.4) | 47 | (0.5) | 27 | (0.7) | 7 | (0.3) | 22 | (0.5) | 45 | (0.5) | 26 | (0.5) |
| Black | 8 | (0.4) | 20 | (0.7) | 42 | (0.8) | 31 | (0.9) | 11 | (0.6) | 21 | (0.7) | 38 | (0.9) | 30 | (1.0) | 9 | (0.5) | 21 | (0.8) | 37 | (0.7) | 32 | (0.9) |
| Hispanic | 7 | (0.4) | 21 | (0.7) | 46 | (0.6) | 26 | (0.7) | 10 | (0.4) | 23 | (0.6) | 44 | (0.7) | 24 | (0.7) | 8 | (0.3) | 21 | (0.5) | 42 | (0.7) | 28 | (0.7) |
| Asian | 4 | (0.6) | 15 | (1.0) | 51 | (1.5) | 30 | (1.2) | 5 | (0.6) | 17 | (1.2) | 49 | (1.6) | 29 | (1.5) | 4 | (0.5) | 18 | (1.0) | 46 | (1.4) | 32 | (1.5) |
| Pacific Islander | 4 | (2.1) | 21 | (4.4) | 43 | (7.3) | 32 | (6.9) | 8 | (3.4) | 22 | (4.1) | 34 | (6.4) | 35 | (7.2) | 4 | (2.1) | 11 | (3.5) | 56 | (4.6) | 29 | (4.7) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 7 | (2.4) | 18 | (3.5) | 49 | (4.3) | 25 | (3.5) | 12 | (3.1) | 23 | (4.1) | 38 | (5.3) | 27 | (3.4) | 15 | (3.2) | 24 | (4.0) | 37 | (4.8) | 24 | (3.9) |
| Two or more races | 3 | (0.9) | 18 | (1.9) | 49 | (3.0) | 30 | (2.4) | 6 | (1.6) | 17 | (2.0) | 48 | (2.3) | 29 | (2.5) | 5 | (0.9) | 20 | (1.7) | 39 | (2.3) | 36 | (2.4) |
| English language learner (ELL) status | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ELL | 12 | (1.0) | 26 | (1.3) | 42 | (1.5) | 20 | (1.5) | 15 | (1.2) | 27 | (1.3) | 41 | (1.5) | 17 | (1.6) | 12 | (0.9) | 21 | (1.3) | 42 | (1.6) | 26 | (1.4) |
| Non-ELL | 6 | (0.2) | 20 | (0.5) | 47 | (0.5) | 27 | (0.5) | 8 | (0.3) | 20 | (0.3) | 45 | (0.4) | 27 | (0.5) | 8 | (0.2) | 21 | (0.3) | 43 | (0.4) | 28 | (0.5) |
| Disability status3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Identified as student with disability (SD) | 13 | (1.0) | 26 | (1.2) | 40 | (1.2) | 20 | (1.0) | 18 | (0.9) | 25 | (0.9) | 38 | (0.9) | 19 | (0.8) | 14 | (0.7) | 24 | (1.0) | 38 | (1.0) | 25 | (1.0) |
| Not identified as SD | 5 | (0.2) | 20 | (0.4) | 48 | (0.5) | 27 | (0.5) | 7 | (0.2) | 19 | (0.3) | 46 | (0.4) | 28 | (0.5) | 7 | (0.2) | 21 | (0.3) | 44 | (0.4) | 28 | (0.4) |
| Highest education level of either parent4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Did not finish high school | 9 | (0.8) | 21 | (1.2) | 45 | (1.2) | 26 | (1.2) | 11 | (1.0) | 24 | (1.3) | 41 | (1.3) | 24 | (1.0) | 10 | (0.9) | 23 | (1.2) | 39 | (1.5) | 27 | (1.1) |
| Graduated high school | 7 | (0.7) | 23 | (0.9) | 46 | (1.2) | 24 | (0.9) | 11 | (0.7) | 24 | (0.9) | 44 | (1.0) | 22 | (0.9) | 9 | (0.6) | 24 | (0.9) | 41 | (1.1) | 25 | (1.0) |
| Some education after high school | 5 | (0.5) | 21 | (0.7) | 47 | (1.0) | 28 | (0.9) | 6 | (0.5) | 20 | (0.8) | 46 | (1.0) | 28 | (0.9) | 7 | (0.5) | 22 | (0.7) | 43 | (1.0) | 29 | (0.9) |
| Graduated college | 5 | (0.2) | 19 | (0.5) | 48 | (0.6) | 28 | (0.6) | 6 | (0.3) | 18 | (0.4) | 46 | (0.7) | 30 | (0.6) | 7 | (0.3) | 20 | (0.5) | 44 | (0.5) | 29 | (0.5) |
| Percent of students in school eligible for free or reduced-price lunch |
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| 0-25 percent eligible | 4 | (0.4) | 20 | (1.0) | 49 | (1.0) | 27 | (1.0) | 5 | (0.5) | 18 | (0.9) | 49 | (1.1) | 28 | (1.3) | 6 | (0.7) | 20 | (0.8) | 45 | (1.1) | 29 | (0.9) |
| 26-50 percent eligible | 5 | (0.4) | 19 | (0.8) | 49 | (1.0) | 27 | (1.0) | 7 | (0.4) | 20 | (0.8) | 46 | (1.0) | 28 | (1.2) | 7 | (0.4) | 22 | (0.7) | 44 | (0.8) | 27 | (1.0) |
| 51-75 percent eligible | 7 | (0.4) | 21 | (0.9) | 46 | (1.0) | 26 | (0.8) | 10 | (0.5) | 21 | (0.6) | 44 | (0.7) | 26 | (0.7) | 9 | (0.5) | 22 | (0.7) | 43 | (0.8) | 27 | (0.8) |
| 76-100 percent eligible | 8 | (0.5) | 21 | (0.9) | 45 | (1.0) | 26 | (0.8) | 11 | (0.6) | 23 | (0.8) | 42 | (1.0) | 24 | (0.9) | 9 | (0.5) | 22 | (0.9) | 41 | (0.8) | 28 | (0.8) |
| School control | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Public | 6 | (0.2) | 21 | (0.5) | 47 | (0.5) | 26 | (0.5) | 8 | (0.2) | 21 | (0.3) | 45 | (0.4) | 26 | (0.5) | 8 | (0.2) | 21 | (0.3) | 43 | (0.4) | 28 | (0.4) |
| Private | 4 | (0.5) | 19 | (0.8) | 49 | (1.0) | 29 | (1.3) | 4 | (0.5) | 15 | (1.0) | 46 | (1.3) | 35 | (1.5) | 5 | (0.5) | 20 | (1.0) | 43 | (1.1) | 32 | (1.3) |
| School locale | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| City | 6 | (0.3) | 20 | (0.6) | 47 | (0.6) | 28 | (0.7) | 8 | (0.5) | 20 | (0.5) | 44 | (0.6) | 27 | (0.8) | 8 | (0.4) | 21 | (0.5) | 42 | (0.7) | 30 | (0.7) |
| Suburb | 6 | (0.3) | 21 | (0.8) | 47 | (0.7) | 26 | (0.7) | 7 | (0.3) | 20 | (0.4) | 46 | (0.6) | 27 | (0.8) | 7 | (0.2) | 22 | (0.5) | 43 | (0.6) | 28 | (0.7) |
| Town | 7 | (0.7) | 22 | (1.3) | 47 | (1.6) | 25 | (1.8) | 8 | (0.8) | 23 | (0.9) | 44 | (1.4) | 25 | (1.7) | 9 | (0.9) | 20 | (0.8) | 44 | (1.4) | 27 | (1.4) |
| Rural | 6 | (0.5) | 20 | (0.9) | 48 | (1.1) | 26 | (0.9) | 9 | (0.6) | 19 | (0.6) | 45 | (0.9) | 27 | (1.1) | 8 | (0.4) | 22 | (0.8) | 43 | (0.7) | 26 | (0.7) |
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met (too few cases for a reliable estimate). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Based on student reports. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Scale ranges from 0 to 300. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 The student with disability (SD) variable used in this table includes students who have a 504 plan, even if they do not have an Individualized Education Plan (IEP). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 These data are based on students’ responses to questions about their parents’ education level. Data for students whose parents have an unknown level of education are included in table totals, but not shown separately. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Includes students tested with accommodations (10 percent of all 8th-graders); excludes only those students with disabilities and English language learners who were unable to be tested even with accommodations (1 percent of all 8th-graders). 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), 2014 Technology and Engineering Literacy (TEL) Assessment, retrieved September 18, 2016, from the Main NAEP Data Explorer (http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/naepdata/). (This table was prepared September 2016.) |
