NAEP - TUDA Reading 2007: Classroom Activities

Language arts classroom activities

As part of the 2007 reading assessment, fourth-graders were asked about the amount of time they spent on various classroom activities involving language arts. The questions and corresponding percentages of students within each category are shown below.

For school this year, how often do you have a class discussion about something that the class has read?

For school this year, how often do you work in pairs or small groups to talk about something that you have read?

For school this year, how often do you write in a journal about something that you have read for class?

Jurisdiction and activity	Never or hardly ever	A few times a year	Once or twice a month	At least once a week
	Percentage of students
Nation
Have a class discussion	16	16	23	46
Work in pairs or small groups	19	18	28	36
Write in a journal	36	15	19	30
Large central city
Have a class discussion	15	18	22	45
Work in pairs or small groups	17	20	26	37
Write in a journal	29	18	19	34
Atlanta
Have a class discussion	15	19	20	45
Work in pairs or small groups	17	19	24	40
Write in a journal	28	17	21	34
Austin
Have a class discussion	12	16	24	48
Work in pairs or small groups	15	21	28	37
Write in a journal	26	16	24	34
Boston
Have a class discussion	12	17	22	49
Work in pairs or small groups	13	19	24	44
Write in a journal	17	16	19	47
Charlotte
Have a class discussion	15	16	18	51
Work in pairs or small groups	14	16	29	41
Write in a journal	40	16	14	30
Chicago
Have a class discussion	14	17	21	48
Work in pairs or small groups	15	19	27	39
Write in a journal	27	18	19	37
Cleveland
Have a class discussion	14	18	20	47
Work in pairs or small groups	19	20	23	38
Write in a journal	28	17	18	38
District of Columbia
Have a class discussion	13	18	22	47
Work in pairs or small groups	12	19	25	45
Write in a journal	22	19	21	39
Houston
Have a class discussion	17	20	23	39
Work in pairs or small groups	22	23	25	30
Write in a journal	32	18	17	33
Los Angeles
Have a class discussion	14	20	21	45
Work in pairs or small groups	15	22	25	39
Write in a journal	28	21	18	33
New York City
Have a class discussion	12	18	20	49
Work in pairs or small groups	12	20	25	43
Write in a journal	24	18	18	39
San Diego
Have a class discussion	14	18	20	48
Work in pairs or small groups	16	18	23	42
Write in a journal	21	19	21	39

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 check for statistical significance. For large central cities, view complete data for discussion about what the class read, work in pairs or small groups, or write in a journal. To learn about using the NAEP Data Explorer, view the NAEP Data Explorer tutorial.

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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 Reading Assessment.

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