Reading scores are mixed long term
Advertiser Staff
Q. Are American students performing better in reading now than in the past?
A. The National Assessment of Educational Progress conducts long-term-trend assessments, which provide information on changes in the basic achievement of America's youth since the early 1970s. They are administered nationally and report student performance at ages 9, 13 and 17 in reading and mathematics.
Overall achievement scores on the NAEP long-term-trend reading assessment for the country's 9-, 13- and 17-year-old students are mixed. The average reading scores at ages 9 and 13 were higher in 2004 than in 1971, by 11 and 4 points, respectively. The average score for 17-year-olds in 2004 was similar to that in 1971.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics
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