Highlights of U.S. Results From the International IEA Civic Education Study (CivEd)


The civic achievement of U.S. students in international perspective

The school and classroom context of civic knowledge

The demographic, socioeconomic, and out-of-school context of civic knowledge

Concepts of democracy, citizenship, and government

Attitudes of U.S. students toward national and international civic issues

Current and expected activities related to politics



List of Figures

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Figure 1- Countries participating in the CivEd Assessment

Figure 2- Average civic achievement of ninth-grade students, by scale and nation: 1999

Figure 3- Percentage of ninth-grade students reporting doing various activities when they study social studies: 1999

Figure 4- Ninth-grade U.S. students' average civic achievement scores, by selected demographic and home characteristics: 1999

Figure 5- Percentage of ninth-grade U.S. students reporting that various society-related actions probably or definitely should be the government's responsibility: 1999

Figure 6- Percentage of ninth-grade U.S. students reporting that they trust various institutions most of the time or always: 1999

Figure 7- Ninth-grade U.S. students' average score on the expected participation in political activities scale, by selected background characteristics: 1999