Leroy N. Soetoro
2024-09-03 19:34:12 UTC
https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/minnesotas-eighth-grade-math-
scores-plummet-to-lowest-point-in-30-years
Minnesota eighth graders last spring recorded the lowest math scores on
national exams in 30 years, indicating many high school freshmen may face
reduced career potential in mathematics, science and technology fields,
according to National Assessment of Educational Performance data released
Monday.
Kevin Burns, a spokesperson for the Minnesota Department of Education,
said the latest data from the U.S. Department of Education's National
Center for Education Statistics continues trends that we have seen
beginning in 2017, prior to COVID.
We expected declines, given the disruption everyone experienced during
the pandemic, but that doesnt make these results easier to see, he
shared in a statement Monday. While Minnesota student scores outpace
national scores, we must work diligently to take the necessary steps to
help all students, across all grades, achieve.
The new report offers a first look at the pandemic's impact on fourth- and
eighth-graders in all 50 states, revealing deep learning setbacks for
students across the country during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The data showed average eighth grade math scores in Minnesota have
plummeted 11 points since the tests were last administered in 2019.
Out of 300 points possible, Minnesota eighth-graders in the spring scored
an average of 280 points on the math assessment, marking the lowest score
since Minnesota students averaged 275 points on the first-ever assessment
in 1990.
While Minnesota's 11-point decline on the math assessment is among the
sharpest in the nation, students in Minnesota continue to largely score
higher than their peers in other states. The national average declined
eight points since 2019 to 273 in 2022.
In a statement, Daniel McGrath, acting as NCES association commissioner
for assessment, noted eighth grade is a pivotal year for students to
develop key math skills.
If left unaddressed, this could alter the trajectories and life
opportunities of a whole cohort of young people, potentially reducing
their abilities to pursue rewarding and productive careers in mathematics,
science, and technology, McGrath said.
The report also evaluated how well fourth-graders are grasping math
skills.
Minnesota fourth-graders also experienced an 11-point drop in average math
test scores since the tests were last administered in 2019. The state's
average score of 239 is the lowest since students averaged 234 on the
assessment in 2000.
However, this year's score is still four points above the national
average, which dropped five points since 2019.
In a statement, NCES Commissioner Peggy G. Carr said the pandemic laid
bare longstanding opportunity gaps in the nation's education system.
"It also showed how every student was vulnerable to the pandemics
disruptions," she said. "We do not have a moment to waste.
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Minnesota eighth graders last spring recorded the lowest math scores on
national exams in 30 years, indicating many high school freshmen may face
reduced career potential in mathematics, science and technology fields,
according to National Assessment of Educational Performance data released
Monday.
Kevin Burns, a spokesperson for the Minnesota Department of Education,
said the latest data from the U.S. Department of Education's National
Center for Education Statistics continues trends that we have seen
beginning in 2017, prior to COVID.
We expected declines, given the disruption everyone experienced during
the pandemic, but that doesnt make these results easier to see, he
shared in a statement Monday. While Minnesota student scores outpace
national scores, we must work diligently to take the necessary steps to
help all students, across all grades, achieve.
The new report offers a first look at the pandemic's impact on fourth- and
eighth-graders in all 50 states, revealing deep learning setbacks for
students across the country during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The data showed average eighth grade math scores in Minnesota have
plummeted 11 points since the tests were last administered in 2019.
Out of 300 points possible, Minnesota eighth-graders in the spring scored
an average of 280 points on the math assessment, marking the lowest score
since Minnesota students averaged 275 points on the first-ever assessment
in 1990.
While Minnesota's 11-point decline on the math assessment is among the
sharpest in the nation, students in Minnesota continue to largely score
higher than their peers in other states. The national average declined
eight points since 2019 to 273 in 2022.
In a statement, Daniel McGrath, acting as NCES association commissioner
for assessment, noted eighth grade is a pivotal year for students to
develop key math skills.
If left unaddressed, this could alter the trajectories and life
opportunities of a whole cohort of young people, potentially reducing
their abilities to pursue rewarding and productive careers in mathematics,
science, and technology, McGrath said.
The report also evaluated how well fourth-graders are grasping math
skills.
Minnesota fourth-graders also experienced an 11-point drop in average math
test scores since the tests were last administered in 2019. The state's
average score of 239 is the lowest since students averaged 234 on the
assessment in 2000.
However, this year's score is still four points above the national
average, which dropped five points since 2019.
In a statement, NCES Commissioner Peggy G. Carr said the pandemic laid
bare longstanding opportunity gaps in the nation's education system.
"It also showed how every student was vulnerable to the pandemics
disruptions," she said. "We do not have a moment to waste.
--
We live in a time where intelligent people are being silenced so that
stupid people won't be offended.
Durham Report: The FBI has an integrity problem. It has none.
No collusion - Special Counsel Robert Swan Mueller III, March 2019.
Officially made Nancy Pelosi a two-time impeachment loser.
Thank you for cleaning up the disaster of the 2008-2017 Obama / Biden
fiasco, President Trump.
Under Barack Obama's leadership, the United States of America became the
The World According To Garp. Obama sold out heterosexuals for Hollywood
queer liberal democrat donors.
President Trump boosted the economy, reduced illegal invasions, appointed
dozens of judges and three SCOTUS justices.