Description Tag for NAEP Achievement-Level Percentages and Average Score Results
Overall Results (NAEP)
- In 2019, the average score of fourth-grade students in Massachusetts was 231.
- This was higher than the average score of 219 for students in the nation.
- The average score for students in Massachusetts in 2019 (231) was lower than
- their average score in 2017 (236) and was higher than their average score in
- 1998 (223).
- The percentage of students in Massachusetts who performed at or above the
- NAEP Proficient level was 45 percent in 2019. This percentage was lower than that
- in 2017 (51 percent) and was higher than that in 1998 (35 percent).
- The percentage of students in Massachusetts who performed at or above the
- NAEP Basic level was 76 percent in 2019. This percentage was lower than that in
- 2017 (80 percent) and was higher than that in 1998 (70 percent).
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Essential Components of the IC Reading Rubric Represented in the EPPs' Syllabi
The figure is a bar graph presenting the number of educator preparation programs that had syllabi that covered the essential components of the IC Reading Rubric.
- All nine educator preparation programs had syllabi that covered Essential Component 1: Influences on Reading Policy and Practice in the US.
- All nine educator preparation programs had syllabi that covered Essential Component 2: Foundation Concepts about Oral and Written Language.
- Eight educator preparation programs had syllabi that covered Essential Component 3: Phonemic Awareness.
- Seven educator preparation programs had syllabi that covered Essential Component 4: Decoding.
- All nine educator preparation programs had syllabi that covered Essential Component 5: Fluency.
- All nine educator preparation programs had syllabi that covered Essential Component 6: Vocabulary.
- All nine educator preparation programs had syllabi that covered Essential Component 7: Comprehension.
- All nine educator preparation programs had syllabi that covered Essential Component 8: Explicit and Systematic Instruction.
- All nine educator preparation programs had syllabi that covered Essential Component 9: Organization for Instruction.
- All nine educator preparation programs had syllabi that covered Essential Component 10: Literacy Assessment.
Essential Components of the IC Writing Rubric Represented in the EPPs’ Syllabi
The figure is a bar graph presenting the number of educator preparation programs that had syllabi that covered the essential components of the IC Writing Rubric.
- Eight educator preparation programs had syllabi that covered Essential Component 1: Writing is an Essential Part of the Curriculum.
- Eight educator preparation programs had syllabi that covered Essential Component 2: Varied Approaches to the Teaching of Writing.
- Six educator preparation programs had syllabi that covered Essential Component 3: Instruction Focused on Process Elements.
- Five educator preparation programs had syllabi that covered Essential Component 4: Instruction Focused on Product Elements.
- None of the educator preparation programs had syllabi that covered Essential Component 5: Utilizing Technology in Writing Instruction.
- Five educator preparation programs had syllabi that covered Essential Component 6: Effective Assessment and Feedback for Writing.
- Six educator preparation programs had syllabi that covered Essential Component 7: Instruction Focused om Writing Skills.
- Eight educator preparation programs had syllabi that covered Essential Component 8: Learning through Writing.
- Five educator preparation programs had syllabi that covered Essential Component 9: Promoting Independent and Reflective Writers.
- Five educator preparation programs had syllabi that covered Essential Component 10: Promoting a Supportive Writing Environment.