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05-16-2007, 05:59 PM
http://www.newsday.com/news/politics/wire/sns-ap-history-and-civics-glance,0,4998486.story?coll=sns-ap-politics-headlines
A sampling of what students know about U.S. history.
Fourth-graders:
_66 percent understood the symbolism of the Statue of Liberty
_35 percent explained how two inventions changed life in the United States
_24 percent explained why people settled on the western frontier
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Eighth-graders:
_64 percent identified an impact of the cotton gin
_43 percent explained goals of the Martin Luther King Jr. march
_1 percent explained how the fall of the Berlin Wall affected foreign policy
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12th-graders:
_67 percent identified an important Great Society idea
_36 percent identified immigration pattern and explained its causes
_14 percent explained a reason for U.S. involvement in the Korean War
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A sampling of what students know about civics.
Fourth-graders:
_75 percent knew that only citizens can vote
_41 percent identified the level of government that signs peace treaties
_14 percent recognized that defendants have a right to a lawyer
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Eighth-graders:
_80 percent identified a notice for jury duty
_63 percent determined an instance of abuse of power
_28 percent explained the historical purpose of the Declaration of Independence
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12th-graders:
_72 percent analyzed a historical text on the importance of education
_50 percent identified the outcome when state and national laws conflict
_43 percent described the meaning of federalism in the United States
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Source: National Assessment of Educational Progress reports
A sampling of what students know about U.S. history.
Fourth-graders:
_66 percent understood the symbolism of the Statue of Liberty
_35 percent explained how two inventions changed life in the United States
_24 percent explained why people settled on the western frontier
___
Eighth-graders:
_64 percent identified an impact of the cotton gin
_43 percent explained goals of the Martin Luther King Jr. march
_1 percent explained how the fall of the Berlin Wall affected foreign policy
___
12th-graders:
_67 percent identified an important Great Society idea
_36 percent identified immigration pattern and explained its causes
_14 percent explained a reason for U.S. involvement in the Korean War
___
A sampling of what students know about civics.
Fourth-graders:
_75 percent knew that only citizens can vote
_41 percent identified the level of government that signs peace treaties
_14 percent recognized that defendants have a right to a lawyer
___
Eighth-graders:
_80 percent identified a notice for jury duty
_63 percent determined an instance of abuse of power
_28 percent explained the historical purpose of the Declaration of Independence
___
12th-graders:
_72 percent analyzed a historical text on the importance of education
_50 percent identified the outcome when state and national laws conflict
_43 percent described the meaning of federalism in the United States
___
Source: National Assessment of Educational Progress reports