The following grade 4 multiple-choice question assesses the
skill of "identifying and describing" in the content area, "What
are the roles of citizens in American democracy?" The
percentages below the question indicate how students performed
on the question. In addition to the overall percentage of
students who answered the question correctly, the percentage of
students at each achievement level who answered the question
correctly is presented. As an example of how to interpret these
percentages, 75 percent of the students overall answered this
question correctly. When only the students in the Proficient
category are considered, 94 percent answered correctly. See more
about this question in the NAEP Questions Tool. View this
question, at score 145, on a map of NAEP civics items.