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I am a wife of 21 years (almost 22) to Don, and we have two sons and one cocker spaniel (Daisy). Dylan is 19 years old and attends WVU in pursuit of a Chemical Engineering Degree. Matthew is a Junior at BHS, plays ice hockey constantly and has big dreams of becoming a doctor someday. My greatest joy is spending time with them all, which this class is really putting a damper on.

Monday, November 21, 2011

NAEP State Comparisons

Today's assignment required students to go to the NAEP site and report on state comparisons for eighth grade math scores for 2011.   Once some choices were made and the spreadsheet of chosen information was then downloaded to Excel.  The spreadsheet of information consisted of Math, 8th grade, 2011, and gender.

I then summarized the state math scale scores related to West Virginia.  Out of 51 states including the District of Columbia (DC), West Virginia (WV) ranks 46th in their overall student math scale score among eighth grade public schools samples with an average scale score of 273.26. Forty-five states had an average higher than WV with the highest math scale score recorded by Massachusetts (MA; 298.51). Four states (Louisiana, California, Mississippi, and Alabama) and DC had overall math scores lower than that of WV. West Virginia scored nearly ten points lower than the highest average score.  A scatter plot was created using Excel to show the states' average scores.  Here is my paper.

A paired sample t-test assuming equal variances was conducted to compare the average math scale scores for eighth grade boys and girls. There was no significant difference in the average math scale scores for males (M=283.91, SD = 7.85) and females (M=283.06, SD = 7.48); t (100) = 0.56, p = 0.29.  A table was created to show results.  See the following table.
NAEP stands for National Assessment of Educational Process.  They regularly give tests in the core subjects at grades 4, 8, and 12.  Other subject areas may vary.  It's the largest nationally representative and continuing assessment of America's students in various subject areas.   NCES is the National Center for Education Statistics.  They collect and analyze data related to education.  It's a great resource for Professionals in the field of education.  It allows them to obtain information to learn where their state stands in regards to different subject areas.

The ISTE NETS T  standard that best relates to this assignment is number five: Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership.  This assignment allows a professional to evaluate and reflect of current research and use digital tools to support student learning . 







  

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