Figure 22-2. Change in percentage of fourth-grade students, by reading teachers' reported level of career satisfaction and country: 2006 and 2011

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# Rounds to zero.
‡ Reporting standards not met.
* p <. 05. Percentage is significantly different between 2006 and 2011.
NOTE: The data in this figure are from the Teacher Career Satisfaction Index, which is based on teachers' level of agreement with the following statements: (1) I am content with my profession as a teacher; (2) I am satisfied with being a teacher at this school; (3) I had more enthusiasm when I began teaching than I have now; (4) I do important work as a teacher; (5) I plan to continue as a teacher for as long as I can; and (6) I am frustrated as a teacher. Australia, Canada, Saudia Arabia, and United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) did not paricipate in PIRLS 2006.
SOURCE: International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA), Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS), 2006 and 2011.

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