Average scale scores and percentages for grade 8 writing, by time spent writing a paragraph or more in English/language arts class, gender and jurisdiction: 2011
Year
Jurisdiction
Gender
I don't take this class
0 minutes
Up to 15 minutes
Between 15 and 30 minutes
Between 30 and 60 minutes
More than 60 minutes
Average scale score
Percentage
Average scale score
Percentage
Average scale score
Percentage
Average scale score
Percentage
Average scale score
Percentage
Average scale score
Percentage
NOTE: The NAEP Writing scale ranges from 0 to 300. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Some apparent differences between estimates may not be
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SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2011 Writing Assessment.
2011
National
Male
99
1
134
3
138
31
143
40
145
21
138
4
2011
National
Female
118
1
152
2
158
30
161
41
164
22
156
4