NAEP - TUDA Reading 2007: Classroom Activities

Language arts classroom activities

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

Now think about reading and writing you do for school. For your English class this year, how often do you do each of the following?

Have a class discussion about something that the whole class has read

Work in pairs or small groups to talk about something that you have read

Write in a journal about something that you have read for English 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	11	14	30	44
Work in pairs or small groups	18	18	37	27
Write in a journal	33	16	23	28
Large central city
Have a class discussion	12	12	27	49
Work in pairs or small groups	15	15	34	35
Write in a journal	27	13	23	37
Atlanta
Have a class discussion	13	15	21	51
Work in pairs or small groups	13	12	28	46
Write in a journal	30	14	25	31
Austin
Have a class discussion	11	13	29	46
Work in pairs or small groups	13	15	35	37
Write in a journal	21	14	27	37
Boston
Have a class discussion	7	8	27	58
Work in pairs or small groups	10	11	34	45
Write in a journal	13	9	21	57
Charlotte
Have a class discussion	7	10	27	55
Work in pairs or small groups	12	13	35	40
Write in a journal	30	13	25	32
Chicago
Have a class discussion	8	10	26	57
Work in pairs or small groups	11	10	32	46
Write in a journal	28	13	22	37
Cleveland
Have a class discussion	12	10	24	54
Work in pairs or small groups	16	10	36	38
Write in a journal	24	11	19	46
District of Columbia
Have a class discussion	12	10	24	55
Work in pairs or small groups	12	13	33	42
Write in a journal	29	11	21	39
Houston
Have a class discussion	13	12	28	47
Work in pairs or small groups	17	13	33	37
Write in a journal	25	14	21	39
Los Angeles
Have a class discussion	13	13	25	50
Work in pairs or small groups	16	15	32	37
Write in a journal	28	11	23	37
New York City
Have a class discussion	11	12	27	50
Work in pairs or small groups	12	12	31	45
Write in a journal	19	10	22	49
San Diego
Have a class discussion	16	14	28	42
Work in pairs or small groups	20	16	33	32
Write in a journal	24	12	24	40

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 the 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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