High school students better at economics than history
The nation’s high school seniors performed significantly better on the first nationwide economics test than they did on other recent national exams in history and science, and demonstrated a better understanding of basic market forces like supply and demand than officials expected.
Results of the economics test, which was administered last year, are being released this morning. A summary report is available on the web at nationsreportcard.gov.
The Department of Education translates student scores on the test, known as the National Assessment of Educational Progress, into three achievement levels: advanced, proficient and basic. On the economics test, 42 percent of 12th graders performed at or above the proficient level, and 79 percent performed at or above the basic level. An economics course is required for graduation in only about one-third of the states....
In contrast, only 13 percent of 12th grade students performed at or above proficient, and only 47 percent performed at or above the basic level on the national assessment test in history that was administered last year. On a similar test in science in 2005, only 54 percent of 12th grade students performed at or above the basic level, and just 18 percent at or above proficient.
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Results of the economics test, which was administered last year, are being released this morning. A summary report is available on the web at nationsreportcard.gov.
The Department of Education translates student scores on the test, known as the National Assessment of Educational Progress, into three achievement levels: advanced, proficient and basic. On the economics test, 42 percent of 12th graders performed at or above the proficient level, and 79 percent performed at or above the basic level. An economics course is required for graduation in only about one-third of the states....
In contrast, only 13 percent of 12th grade students performed at or above proficient, and only 47 percent performed at or above the basic level on the national assessment test in history that was administered last year. On a similar test in science in 2005, only 54 percent of 12th grade students performed at or above the basic level, and just 18 percent at or above proficient.