Classroom Context: History Resources

As part of the 2010 U.S. history assessment, twelfth-graders were asked about the extent to which they used various resources when studying history. The percentage of students who responded in each category are shown below.

Approximately 71 percent of twelfth-graders reported reading from a textbook at least weekly, while 17 percent reported using with the same frequency letters, diaries, or essays written by historical people.

U.S. History Resources: Grade 8 percentage of students

NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Some apparent differences between estimates may not be statistically significant. See complete data for the following resources: textbook, extra materials, letters, diaries, or essays, watch movies or videos, books or computers in the library, listen online.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2010 U.S. History Assessment.

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