National Indian Education Study, 2005

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The National Indian Education Study, 2005 (NIES 2005), is a study that is part of the National Indian Education Study (NIES), which is a part of National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) program; program data is available since 2005 at https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/nies/. NIES 2005 (https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/nies/) is a cross-sectional survey that is designed to describe the condition of education for American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) students in the United States. Students in public, private, Department of Defense, and Bureau of Indian Education-funded schools were sampled using paper-and-pencil assessment in April and May of 2005. Overall weighted response rate for 4th grade reading was 83 percent. Overall weighted response rate for 8th grade reading was 85 percent. Overall weighted response rate for 4th grade math was 86 percent. Overall weighted response rate for 8th grade math was 87 percent. Key statistics produced from NIES 2005 provides educators, policymakers, and the public with information about the academic performance in reading and mathematics of AI/AN fourth- and eighth-graders as well as their exposure to Native American culture.

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Name Format Description Link
0 2005 National Indian Education Study data available through the NAEP Data Explorer https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/niesdata/
47 Restricted-use data file for the 2005 National Indian Education Study https://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2007491

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  • assessment
  • achievement-and-education-experiences
  • american-indians-education
  • reading
  • 0ee4621b-38be-46bb-8360-219726022a58
  • mathematics
  • alaska-native-education

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