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Time spent on social studies

GRADE 4
 GRADE 8

As part of the 2001 and 2006 U.S. history assessments, teachers of fourth-grade students were asked the following question about the amount of time they spent on social studies instruction. Below is the full text of the question and the percentage of students whose teachers responded within each category.

About how much time in total do you spend with your class on social studies instruction in a typical week?

A. Less than 30 minutes
B. 30 to 60 minutes
C. 61 to 120 minutes
D. 121 to 180 minutes
E. More than 180 minutes

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* Significantly different from 2006.
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), 2001 and 2006 U.S. History Assessments.

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