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Frequency of teachers asking for multiple drafts of writing
  • GRADE 8
  • GRADE 12

As part of the 2007 writing assessment, eighth-graders were asked about the frequency with which their teachers asked them to write more than one draft of a paper. The question and the percentage of students who responded within each category are shown below.

When you write, how often does your teacher ask you to write more than one draft of a paper?

Check for Statistical Significance

To further analyze these data, test for significance between categories, or see corresponding average scores, view the complete data with standard errors in the NAEP Data Explorer. Click on "Find Out" to check for statistical significance. To learn about using the NAEP Data Explorer, view the NAEP Data Explorer tutorial.

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As part of the 2007 writing assessment, twelfth-graders were asked about the frequency with which their teachers asked them to write more than one draft of a paper. The question and the percentage of students who responded within each category are shown below.

When you write, how often does your teacher ask you to write more than one draft of a paper?

Check for Statistical Significance

To further analyze these data, test for significance between categories, or see corresponding average scores, view the complete data with standard errors in the NAEP Data Explorer. Click on "Find Out" to check for statistical significance. To learn about using the NAEP Data Explorer, view the NAEP Data Explorer tutorial.

Browse background questionnaires for the NAEP assessments.

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 Writing Assessment.

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