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NCES and NIEA Web SessionJuly 2012

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Today’s Native American Student

• American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) students make up about 1 percent of 4th- and 8th-graders

• About 90 percent attend public schools

• About 6 percent attend Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) schools

• Nearly half are eligible for the National School Lunch Program

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National Samples

Grade 4 Grade 8

AI/AN students 10,200 10,300NIES Surveyrespondents Teachers 3,000 4,600

School administrators 1,900 2,000

Mathematics 5,400 4,200

Reading 5,500 4,100AI/AN students assessed in NAEP

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Atlantic

North Central

South Central

Mountain

Pacific

5Reading, mathematics, and survey data

Reading and mathematics data

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Reading Results

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No significant change in AI/AN reading scores or gaps compared to 2009 or 2005

* Significantly different (p < .05) from 2011.NOTE: AI/AN = American Indian/Alaska Native. Score gaps are calculated based on differences between unrounded average scores.

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No significant change in scores for AI/AN fourth-graders attending different types of schools

* Significantly different (p < .05) from 2011.NOTE: AI/AN = American Indian/Alaska Native. BIE = Bureau of Indian Education. School density indicates the proportion of AI/AN students enrolled. Low density schools have less than 25 percent AI/AN students. High density schools have 25 percent or more.

AI/AN eighth-graders in BIE schools score higher than in 2009

9* Significantly different (p < .05) from students in the nation.NOTE: Score gaps are calculated based on the difference between unrounded average scores.

10* Significantly different (p < .05) from students in the nation.NOTE: Score gaps are calculated based on the difference between unrounded average scores.

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Questions?

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Mathematics Results

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Mathematics score gaps between non-AI/AN and AI/AN students larger than in 2005

* Significantly different (p < .05) from 2011.NOTE: AI/AN = American Indian/Alaska Native. Score gaps are calculated based on differences between unrounded average scores.

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AI/AN 4th-graders in BIE schools score higher in 2011than in 2009

* Significantly different (p < .05) from 2011.NOTE: AI/AN = American Indian/Alaska Native. BIE = Bureau of Indian Education. School density indicates the proportion of AI/AN students enrolled. Low density schools have less than 25 percent AI/AN students. High density schools have 25 percent or more.

15* Significantly different (p < .05) from students in the nation.NOTE: Score gaps are calculated based on the difference between unrounded average scores.

16* Significantly different (p < .05) from students in the nation.NOTE: Score gaps are calculated based on the difference between unrounded average scores.

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Overall

• No change in reading or math scores for AI/AN students compared to 2009.• Some gains among students in BIE schools.

Achievement Gaps (AI/AN students vs non-AI/AN students)

• Reading: no change in gaps compared to 2009 or 2005.

• Math: gaps are wider compared to 2005.

• Oklahoma: smaller gaps than the nation for reading and math.

Summary of Results

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Questions?

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Contextual Variables

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Contextual Variables

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Student eligibility for National School Lunch Program (based on school records)Grade 4; students; NAEP questionnaire

Eligible Not Eligible0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

63

37

83

17

87

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Public low density

Public high density

Bureau of Indian Ed-ucation

Contextual Variables

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How much do you know about your American Indian tribe or Alaska Native group?Grade 4; students; NIES questionnaire

Nothing A little Some A lot0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

15

32 33

2016

2832

25

13

2631 30

Public low density

Public high density

Bureau of Indian Edu-cation

Contextual Variables

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How many years have you worked as an elementary or secondary teacher?Grade 4; teachers; NAEP questionnaire

Contextual Variables

0-4 years 5-9 years 10-19 years

20+ years0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

16

24

35

24

14

23

35

27

16

24

3327

20 20

2833

Nation

Public low density

Public high density

Bureau of Indian Edu-cation

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Is there a computer at home that you use?Grade 4; students; NIES questionnaire

Computers0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

8174

68 Public low density

Public high density

Bureau of Indian Ed-ucation

Contextual Variables

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For more information

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http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/nies/

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Questions?