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Teacher undergraduate and graduate coursework

 Grade 4
Grade 8

As part of the 2007 mathematics assessment, teachers of eighth-graders were asked about their undergraduate and graduate education. The full text of the question and the percentage of students whose teachers responded within each category are shown below.

Did you have a major, minor, or special emphasis in any of the following subjects as part of your graduate coursework?

A. Mathematics education
B. Mathematics
C. Other mathematics related subject such as statistics
D. Education (including secondary education)

  Percentage of students
Jurisdiction and subject Major Minor/special
emphasis
Neither
Nation      

Mathematics education

15 14 71

Mathematics

7 14 79

Other mathematics-related subject

3 7 89

Education

41 11 47
Large central city      

Mathematics education

18 16 66

Mathematics

9 16 75

Other mathematics-related subject

5 10 86

Education

45 13 43
Atlanta      

Mathematics education

34 4 62

Mathematics

17 9 74

Other mathematics-related subject

14 9 77

Education

32 5 63
Austin      

Mathematics education

10 10 80

Mathematics

9 5 85

Other mathematics-related subject

7 3 90

Education

31 11 58
Boston      

Mathematics education

21 29 50

Mathematics

10 22 68

Other mathematics-related subject

5 19 76

Education

50 16 34
Charlotte      

Mathematics education

19 9 72

Mathematics

9 13 78

Other mathematics-related subject

2 8 90

Education

34 8 58
Chicago      

Mathematics education

15 18 67

Mathematics

7 18 74

Other mathematics-related subject

4 9 87

Education

46 10 44
Cleveland      

Mathematics education

19 25 55

Mathematics

22 18 59

Other mathematics-related subject

3 10 87

Education

42 18 40
District of Columbia      

Mathematics education

31 19 50

Mathematics

15 22 63

Other mathematics-related subject

10 10 81

Education

58 11 31
Houston      

Mathematics education

12 10 79

Mathematics

5 16 79

Other mathematics-related subject

7 11 82

Education

22 15 63
Los Angeles      

Mathematics education

19 21 60

Mathematics

13 19 68

Other mathematics-related subject

8 10 82

Education

35 20 45
New York City      

Mathematics education

46 19 35

Mathematics

19 28 53

Other mathematics-related subject

6 18 76

Education

67 13 20
San Diego      

Mathematics education

11 21 68

Mathematics

1 23 76

Other mathematics-related subject

3 7 90

Education

42 16 42

 

Check for Statistical Significance

To further analyze these data, test for significance between categories, or see corresponding average scores, view the complete data for the nation and districts. Click on the "Find Out" button in the NAEP Data Explorer to test for statistical significance. For large central cities, view complete data for mathematics education, mathematics, other mathematics-related subject, and education. To learn about using the NAEP Data Explorer, view the NAEP Data Explorer tutorial.

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# Rounds to zero.
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2007 Trial Urban District Mathematics Assessment.

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