Classroom Context: Teacher Major/Minor
As part of the 2009 reading assessment, teachers of fourth- and eighth-graders were asked about their undergraduate and graduate education in reading/language arts as well as in other subject areas. The tables below, which focus only on reading/language arts and general education degrees earned, provide the percentages and average scores of students whose teachers responded within each category shown. |
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Fourth-graders whose teachers reported having an undergraduate major in education (222) scored higher than those with teachers who reported having a minor (219) or not having a degree in education (219).
Did you have a major, minor, or special emphasis in any of the following subjects as part of your undergraduate coursework?
| Average scale scores | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Major | Minor/special emphasis | Neither |
| Reading, language arts, or literacy education | 221 | 222 | 221 |
| English | 222 | 221 | 221 |
| Other language arts-related subject | 220 | 219 | 221 |
| Education (including elementary or early childhood) | 222 | 219 | 219 |
Fourth-graders whose teachers reported having a graduate major in education (222) scored higher than those with teachers who reported having a minor (219) or not having a degree in education (221).
Did you have a major, minor, or special emphasis in any of the following subjects as part of your graduate coursework?
| Average scale scores | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Major | Minor/special emphasis | Neither |
| Reading, language arts, or literacy education | 224 | 221 | 221 |
| English | 219 | 221 | 221 |
| Other language arts-related subject | 222 | 220 | 221 |
| Education (including elementary or early childhood) | 222 | 219 | 221 |
NOTE: The NAEP reading scale ranges from 0 to 500. Some apparent differences between estimates may not be statistically significant. See complete data for teacher undergraduate major or minor in reading education, English, other language arts-related subject, or education. See complete data for teacher graduate major or minor in reading education, English, other language arts-related subject, or education.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2009 Reading Assessment.
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