The results of the NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progress) U.S. History and civics tests were released today. Fourth, eighth, and twelfth-grade students had slightly higher scores on the 2006 U.S. History test compared to the 1994 and 2001 assessments.
Fourth-grade students scored higher in civics in 2006 than in 1998. Civics scores have remained essentially unchanged since 1998 for eighth and twelfth-graders.
Interesting findings: Among twelfth grade U.S History students, 67 percent identified an important Great Society idea, but only 14 percent explained a reason for involvement in the Korean War. On the civics test, 72 percent analyzed a historical text on the importance of education, but only 43 percent could describe the meaning of federalism in the U.S.
