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I-06a: Civics Achievement of Eighth Graders as Measured by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1998–2022

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress Data Explorer, accessed 08/25/2023. Data analyzed and presented by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences’ Humanities Indicators (www.humanitiesindicators.org).

The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) civics scores are reported here by achievement level. For an explanation of the achievement scale and detailed information about the civics competencies associated with each achievement level, see http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/civics/achieve.asp.

The NAEP Data Explorer (NDE) permits analysis of the assessment data by gender, ethnicity, and several other key variables. For both an overview of NDE and tips for its effective use, see http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/pdf/naep_nde_final_web.pdf. NDE itself is located at http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/naepdata/.

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