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Visit [NWEA.org](NWEA.org) to find out how NWEA can partner with you to help all kids learn.  \n© 2025 NWEA. NWEA and MAP are registered trademarks, and MAP Growth is a trademark of NWEA in the US and in other countries. All rights reserved. No part of this document may be modified or further distributed without written permission from NWEA.  \nSuggested citation Kuhfeld, M. , Lewis, K. , & Robinson, G. (2025) . Technical appendix for: Boys regain the advantage in middle school STEM skills: Post-COVID trends in gender achievement gaps.  \nTable of Contents  \n1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 2  \n2. Data ....................................................................................................................................... 2  \n3. Methods ................................................................................................................................. 3  \nList of Tables  \nTable 1. Description of the student demographics of the four MAP Growth samples.................. 5  \nTable 2. Sample school information relative to U.S. population of schools ................................. 6  \nTable 3. Boys’ and girls’mean scale scores by year, subject, and assessment ......................... 7  \nTable 4. Estimated MAP Growth scores at the median and in the tails by gender, subject, and year .......................................................................................................................... 8  \nTable 5. Percentage of students by gender enrolled in Algebra 1 in 8th grade ............................ 9  \n1. Introduction  \nThe purpose of this technical appendix is to more fully describe the sample, methods, and results of the research brief Boys regain the advantage in middle school STEM skills: PostCOVID trends in gender achievement gaps. We investigated three research questions in this brief:  \n1) How have 8th grade gender gaps in STEM subjects changed from 2019 to 2024 on the NAEP, TIMSS, and MAP Growth assessments?  \n2) How have gender gaps on the MAP Growth assessment widened or narrowed among low-and high-performing students?  \n3) How have 8th grade Algebra 1 enrollment trends by gender changed from 2019 to 2024?  \n2. Data  \nData Sources  \nNAEP. The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), or \"The Nation's Report Card,\" is run by the Department of Education and provides biennial data on the math and reading skills of 4th and 8th grade students in the US. NAEP data support the comparison of achievement levels across states over multiple decades and provide insights into student performance disaggregated by demographic factors, school type, and other variables. For this brief, the scale score means and standard deviations from the 2019, 2022, and 2024 assessments for 8th grade boys and girls in public schools were downloaded from the NAEP Data Explorer. More details on the assessment itself and data availability can be found on NAEP’s website.  \nTIMSS. The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) , collected by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) since 1995, provides insights into international trends in mathematics and science achievement of students at grades 4 and 8. It allows for global comparisons of what students know and can doin these subjects. The study also gathers contextual information about how countries teach and learn these subjects, offering a broader understanding of educational outcomes. For this study, we downloaded 8t","cbCaimiR7hxJ3B3r","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaimiR7hxJ3B3r","pdf",321683,11,"English","# Introduction\n# Data\n## Data Sources\n# Methods","[{\"question\":\"What does the appendix analyze regarding Algebra 1 enrollment trends by gender?\",\"answer\":\"It includes a research question focused on how eighth-grade Algebra 1 enrollment trends by gender changed from 2019 to 2024.\"}]","Technical appendix for: Boys regain the advantage in middle school STEM skills: Post-COVID trends in gender achievement gaps - May 2025 | PDF",1792057001,28]