# Presentation: 109841

## NAEP 2006 12th Grade Economics Assessment

## First NAEP assessment of economics
Content areas: market economy, national economy, and international economy
Administered to a national sample of 11,500 twelfth-graders from 590 schools

- First NAEP assessment of economics
- Content areas: market economy, national economy, and international economy
- Administered to a national sample of 11,500 twelfth-graders from 590 schools

**National Assessment of Educational Progress 2006 Economics Assessment**

## Scores on 0–300 scale
Percents by achievement levels
Basic
Proficient
Advanced
Comparisons among student groups
Gender
Race/ethnicity
School location 
Parental education

- Scores on 0–300 scale
- Percents by achievement levels
*Basic*
*Proficient*
*Advanced*
- Comparisons among student groups
- Gender
- Race/ethnicity
- School location
- Parental education

**Reporting Results**

## Average score in the Basic range
Lowest-performing students below Basic
Highest-performing students in the Proficient range

- Lowest-performing students below *Basic*
- Highest-performing students in the *Proficient *range

- SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2006 Economics Assessment.

**Scale Score Results**

## 79 percent at or above Basic
42 percent at or above Proficient
3 percent at Advanced

- 79 percent at or above *Basic*
- 42 percent at or above *Proficient*
- 3 percent at* Advanced*

- SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2006 Economics Assessment.

**Achievement-Level Results**

## Male students scored 4 points higher than female students

- 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), 2006 Economics Assessment.

- Greater percentages of male students than female students scored at or above *Proficient* and at *Advanced*

**Results by Gender**

## White and Asian/Pacific Islander students scored higher than their peers

- NOTE: Black includes African American, Hispanic includes Latino, and Pacific Islander includes Native Hawaiian. Race categories exclude Hispanic origin. Detail may not sum to totals because results are not shown for the “unclassified” race/ethnicity category.
- SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2006 Economics Assessment.

**Score Results by Race/Ethnicity**

## 87 percent of White students and 80 percent of Asian/Pacific Islander students scored at or above Basic 
57 percent of Black students and 64 percent of Hispanic students scored at or above Basic

- 57 percent of Black students and 64 percent of Hispanic students scored at or above *Basic*

- # Rounds to zero.
- NOTE: Black includes African American, Hispanic includes Latino, and Pacific Islander includes Native Hawaiian. Race categories exclude Hispanic origin. Detail may not sum to totals because results are not shown for the “unclassified” race/ethnicity category.
- SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2006 Economics Assessment.

**Achievement-Level Results by Race/Ethnicity**

## Students in large city schools scored lower than students elsewhere

**Score Results by School Location**

- 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), 2006 Economics Assessment.

## Students whose parents had higher levels of education scored higher

**Score Results by Level of Parental Education**

- NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because results are not shown for students who reported that they did not know the highest education level for either of their parents.
- SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2006 Economics Assessment.

## Traditionally described as microeconomics
Covers how individuals, businesses, and institutions make decisions about allocating resources in the marketplace

- Traditionally described as microeconomics
- Covers how individuals, businesses, and institutions make decisions about allocating resources in the marketplace

**Market Economy**

## 72 percent described a benefit and a risk of leaving a full-time job to further one’s education

46 percent interpreted a supply and demand graph to determine the effect of establishing a price control

36 percent used marginal analysis to determine how a business could maximize its profits

- 46 percent interpreted a supply and demand graph to determine the effect of establishing a price control
- 36 percent used marginal analysis to determine how a business could maximize its profits

**What Students Know About Market Economy**

## 52 percent knew how banks use customers’ deposits in checking accounts

**Sample Market Economy Question**

## Traditionally described as macroeconomics
Encompasses the sum of economic decisions made by individuals, businesses, and government

- Traditionally described as macroeconomics
- Encompasses the sum of economic decisions made by individuals, businesses, and government

**National Economy**

## 60 percent identified factors that lead to an increase in the national debt 

36 percent identified the federal government’s primary source of revenue

11 percent analyzed how a change in the unemployment rate affects income, spending, and production 

- 36 percent identified the federal government’s primary source of revenue
- 11 percent analyzed how a change in the unemployment rate affects income, spending, and production

**What Students Know About National Economy**

## 33 percent gave correct answers, and 24 percent gave partially correct answers to this question about real interest rates

**Sample National Economy Question**

## Concentrates on international trade
Focuses on how individuals, businesses, and governments interact with international markets

- Concentrates on international trade
- Focuses on how individuals, businesses, and governments interact with international markets

**International Economy**

## 63 percent determined the impact of a decrease in oil production on oil-importing countries

40 percent determined why industries can successfully lobby for tariff protection 

32 percent identified how investment in education can impact economic growth

- 40 percent determined why industries can successfully lobby for tariff protection
- 32 percent identified how investment in education can impact economic growth

**What Students Know About International Economy**

## 51 percent determined a result of removing trade barriers between two countries

**Sample International Economy Question**

## More Information:http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/