Math Scores Do Not Show Much Progress

http://s.wsj.net/public/resources/documents/st_math1208_20091208.html



Based on NAEP

This Wall Street Journal on-line resource includes a sortable table of cities, 4th grade scores, 8th grade scores, etc to compare and contrast results.

Comparison of NY with National Exams

From http://documents.nytimes.com/state-and-federal-mathematics-tests#p=7
"Results of federal math tests released Wednesday showed little or no progress by the country's fourth and eighth graders since 2007, the last time the tests were given. New York State's students fared much worse than they did on the state's own standardized tests: while 87 percent of the state's fourth graders and 80 percent of eighth graders were considered proficient on state tests, only 40 percent of fourth graders and 34 percent of eighth graders met that standard on federal tests."

Click on the title to see the 4th and 8th grade 2009 NY Math tests plus a link to NAEP sample questions.

Are the state tests too easy?

Today's New York Times' cover reads "U.S. Math Tests Find Scant Gains Across New York: Scores Renew Criticism that Albany Testing is Just Too Easy".


The state tests appear to be too easy compared to the national tests:

Grade 4 Samples of NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progress): http://nationsreportcard.gov/math_2009/sample_quest.asp

Grade 8 Samples: http://nationsreportcard.gov/math_2009/sample_quest.asp?tab_id=tab2&subtab_id=Tab_1#chart