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Return to Main Report 49 49 49 49 Barbour 50 49 47 55 Randolph This appendix lists the school systems using 50 51 49 51 Fayette each textbook, with the average score for each 53 50 55 54 Webster textbook and the scores in each school system. 53 47 57 54 Monroe These lists let readers see if there are particular 54 48 60 54 Mason patterns of school systems using certain books. 55 51 58 57 Lincoln Readers can also contact these school systems 56 59 61 47 Summers about their experience with the books. 56 55 56 58 Nicholas 56 55 59 55 Clay If readers find any errors in these listings, 56 57 57 54 Boone please email to 57 57 59 54 Wyoming [email protected] 57 53 55 62 Mingo 57 56 55 59 Jackson GRADE 3 . . isbn: 002146558-4 58 59 59 56 Roane Macmillan, Communities: Adventures in Time 58 58 58 58 Raleigh and Place 59 58 63 57 Upshur 56 57 57 55 Average 59 60 56 60 Harrison 47 47 50 45 Hardy 60 63 57 60 Marshall 48 48 48 47 Mineral 60 68 57 54 Grant 49 51 47 50 Lewis 62 62 63 62 Ohio 52 52 52 52 Morgan 63 67 65 57 Jefferson 53 54 56 49 Preston 63 61 62 66 Hancock 53 47 57 54 Monroe 64 67 65 60 Taylor 53 52 55 53 Mercer 64 64 64 63 Greenbrier 53 52 55 51 Logan 68 70 68 67 Putnam 54 54 57 52 Tucker 55 57 57 51 Doddridge GRADE 3 . . isbn: 039576542-0 56 59 55 54 Wood Houghton Mifflin, We the People: Share Our 56 58 55 55 Kanawha World Level 3 57 55 57 59 Braxton 57 57 58 56 Average 58 59 59 56 Monongalia 47 47 50 45 Hardy 58 57 61 57 Hampshire 53 50 55 54 Webster 58 56 58 61 Brooke 55 57 57 51 Pocahontas 60 62 61 58 Wetzel 58 56 58 61 Brooke 60 65 57 58 Calhoun 61 64 60 60 Gilmer 60 64 61 56 Berkeley 62 61 63 62 Wayne 62 61 62 62 Marion 64 67 64 60 Ritchie 65 67 68 61 Tyler 68 69 68 67 Pleasants GRADE 4 . . isbn: 002146559-2 Macmillan, Regions (Adventures in Time and GRADE 3 . . isbn: 015302039-3 Place) Harcourt, Living in Our World 60 60 61 61 Average 57 57 58 57 Average 52 51 54 51 Preston 48 46 46 52 McDowell 53 43 57 58 Monroe Appendix: Social Studies Test Scores, by Textbook and School System

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54 55 55 52 Tucker 62 65 63 59 Berkeley 55 56 59 49 Hardy 63 60 63 67 Pleasants 56 55 60 54 Logan 64 63 60 70 Pendleton 56 63 53 52 Lewis 64 66 61 66 Brooke 57 54 59 57 Morgan 65 65 66 63 Monongalia 58 56 60 57 Raleigh 66 61 69 67 Tyler 58 57 57 61 Calhoun 71 69 72 73 Wetzel 58 59 55 59 Braxton 71 67 71 75 Taylor 59 60 57 59 Mercer 71 69 72 71 Marion 59 61 59 57 Kanawha 59 63 58 57 Hampshire GRADE 4 . . isbn: 015302040-7 60 59 59 63 Doddridge Harcourt, States and Regions/Grade 4 61 63 61 58 Wood 58 58 57 58 Average 55 56 63 46 Ritchie 49 51 47 50 Randolph 60 64 61 54 Gilmer 51 48 48 57 McDowell 61 68 59 57 Webster 52 52 50 54 Fayette 64 66 61 66 Brooke 53 56 52 50 Summers 53 43 57 58 Monroe GRADE 4 . . isbn: 091449813-4 53 58 48 53 Lincoln WV Historical Education Foundation, West 54 53 53 56 Upshur Virginia: Our State 2000 CE 54 52 51 59 Barbour 59 59 60 59 Average 55 52 55 57 Mason 52 52 50 54 Fayette 56 56 58 53 Wyoming 55 56 59 49 Hardy 56 55 57 55 Nicholas 60 59 59 63 Doddridge 57 60 57 54 Roane 71 69 72 71 Marion 58 59 56 59 Jackson 58 58 58 57 Harrison GRADE 4 . . isbn: 156733035-5 58 58 60 55 Grant Clairmont, West Virginia : a portrait of an 60 60 60 60 Clay American state 61 68 59 57 Webster 59 59 59 59 Average 61 62 58 64 Mingo 51 48 48 57 McDowell 61 65 59 58 Marshall 52 51 54 51 Preston 62 63 61 62 Ohio 54 53 53 56 Upshur 62 66 61 58 Greenbrier 54 55 55 52 Tucker 63 60 66 64 Jefferson 54 56 51 56 Pocahontas 64 66 64 63 Putnam 54 52 51 59 Barbour 64 65 63 64 Boone 56 63 53 52 Lewis 67 67 68 67 Hancock 58 59 56 59 Jackson 58 58 60 55 Grant GRADE 4 . . isbn: 039576543-9 58 57 57 61 Calhoun Houghton Mifflin, We the People: Explore Our 59 63 58 57 Hampshire Land Level 4 60 64 61 54 Gilmer 59 62 60 56 Average 60 60 60 60 Clay 55 54 56 56 Wayne 61 65 59 58 Marshall Appendix: Social Studies Test Scores, by Textbook and School System

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62 63 61 62 Ohio 62 63 63 61 Wood 63 60 63 67 Pleasants 62 61 67 59 Wetzel 63 60 66 64 Jefferson 62 64 63 60 Marion 64 66 61 66 Brooke 62 67 61 59 Hampshire 64 65 63 64 Boone 63 66 64 59 Preston 65 65 66 63 Monongalia 65 69 65 62 Pendleton 66 61 69 67 Tyler 65 65 67 63 Berkeley 71 67 71 75 Taylor 66 67 67 64 Monongalia 69 69 70 68 Tyler GRADE 5 . . isbn: 002146560-6 Macmillan, United States (Adventures in Time GRADE 5 . . isbn: 015302042-3 and Place) Harcourt, America's Story 60 62 61 58 Average 60 60 63 58 Average 51 50 55 47 Logan 53 54 53 52 Hardy 53 55 52 51 Calhoun 54 55 56 50 Nicholas 54 53 56 53 Fayette 54 52 53 58 Barbour 56 58 57 52 Braxton 55 58 63 44 Webster 57 60 59 52 Tucker 55 50 54 60 McDowell 58 63 59 51 Brooke 55 55 66 43 Lincoln 59 61 63 54 Raleigh 56 56 61 52 Roane 59 56 58 62 Morgan 56 58 55 55 Randolph 59 62 57 59 Monroe 57 62 57 53 Wyoming 59 61 61 56 Mercer 57 62 57 53 Mason 61 61 62 59 Kanawha 58 56 64 55 Summers 61 69 56 59 Doddridge 60 58 65 58 Clay 60 56 64 61 Boone 55 61 51 54 Mingo 62 63 65 57 Marshall 57 57 60 55 Wayne 62 62 65 59 Jackson 58 63 59 51 Brooke 63 66 61 62 Upshur 60 60 58 61 Taylor 63 60 66 62 Mineral 64 66 63 64 Ritchie 64 65 66 62 Harrison 65 66 63 66 Pocahontas 65 67 67 62 Pleasants 66 65 69 63 Gilmer 65 65 69 61 Ohio 66 68 64 66 Jefferson GRADE 6 . . isbn: 002146561-4 66 67 71 59 Greenbrier Macmillan, World: Adventures in Time and 66 61 73 64 Grant Place 67 65 70 66 Hancock 59 63 61 54 Average 68 68 72 65 Putnam 49 53 49 46 Fayette 53 54 59 46 Calhoun GRADE 5 . . isbn: 039576546-3 54 53 59 50 Logan Houghton Mifflin, We the People: Build Our 56 64 57 47 Monroe Nation Level 5 56 60 57 50 Hampshire 59 61 60 57 Average 56 61 57 49 Clay 53 54 53 52 Hardy 59 60 61 57 Tyler 55 58 63 44 Webster 59 61 61 55 Raleigh Appendix: Social Studies Test Scores, by Textbook and School System

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59 60 62 56 Preston 61 57 69 56 Wayne 59 63 60 54 Mineral 62 66 66 55 Cabell 60 63 63 53 Mercer 64 64 70 59 Harrison 60 66 63 52 Brooke 65 61 66 67 Jackson 61 59 63 61 Wood 61 61 63 59 Wetzel GRADE 6 . . isbn: 013433704-2 62 66 60 60 Marion Prentice Hall, Latin America ( World Explorer 63 66 66 57 Pendleton Series) 63 67 65 58 Monongalia 60 61 64 55 Average 65 69 69 57 Summers 54 54 57 51 Lewis 65 71 69 54 Doddridge 60 66 60 55 Randolph 66 76 64 58 Tucker 61 57 69 56 Wayne 62 66 66 55 Cabell GRADE 6 . . isbn: 002663895-9 64 64 70 59 Harrison Glencoe, Human Heritage 60 63 63 54 Average GRADE 6 . . isbn: 013433709-3 53 57 61 40 Ritchie Prentice Hall, United States & Canada (World 56 60 54 54 Pleasants Explorer Series) 57 63 56 51 Morgan 61 61 65 57 Average 63 67 65 58 Monongalia 54 54 57 51 Lewis 63 63 65 60 Berkeley 60 66 60 55 Randolph 67 65 76 59 Upshur 61 57 69 56 Wayne 62 66 66 55 Cabell GRADE 6 . . isbn: 013433690-9 64 64 70 59 Harrison Prentice Hall, Asia and the Pacific (World 65 61 66 67 Jackson Explorers Series) 62 62 66 59 Average GRADE 6 . . isbn: 015302043-1 60 66 60 55 Randolph Harcourt, Our World's Story/Grade 6 & 7 61 57 69 56 Wayne 57 59 58 53 Average 64 64 70 59 Harrison 44 48 45 39 McDowell 65 61 66 67 Jackson 51 53 54 45 Wyoming 52 54 54 48 Roane GRADE 6 . . isbn: 013433693-3 52 54 51 51 Lincoln Prentice Hall, Europe and Russia (World 54 56 54 52 Nicholas Explorer Series) 56 64 57 48 Webster 61 61 65 57 Average 56 54 60 53 Boone 54 54 57 51 Lewis 57 57 63 52 Mason 60 66 60 55 Randolph 58 54 59 60 Hancock 59 63 60 55 Marshall GRADE 6 . . isbn: 039576547-1 60 65 58 57 Ohio Houghton Mifflin, We the People: Discover 61 64 64 55 Jefferson Our Heritage Level 6 62 65 62 60 Putnam 58 61 61 54 Average 63 64 65 61 Greenbrier 56 64 57 48 Webster 64 69 63 60 Grant 56 59 56 53 Kanawha Appendix: Social Studies Test Scores, by Textbook and School System

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57 51 63 56 Gilmer 61 63 61 58 Monongalia 58 61 59 55 Taylor 61 65 63 55 Mingo 60 66 63 52 Brooke 62 62 61 62 Tucker 63 62 65 61 Mingo 64 66 68 57 Putnam 66 65 70 62 Doddridge GRADE 7 . . isbn: 002147339-0 66 67 69 61 Brooke Macmillan, World Regions 57 58 60 53 Average GRADE 7 . . isbn: 013421595-8 47 48 49 43 Fayette Prentice Hall, Prentice Hall World Geography 54 50 61 50 Grant 54 57 56 49 Average 59 65 61 51 Summers 45 49 47 38 Lincoln 59 60 58 58 Pendleton 48 50 48 46 Lewis 66 67 69 61 Brooke 50 51 54 44 Marshall 51 57 50 46 Webster GRADE 7 . . isbn: 002823291-7 51 54 54 46 Raleigh Glencoe, Geography: The World and Its People 53 54 51 53 Pocahontas 56 59 58 52 Average 54 54 56 51 Wayne 47 48 50 42 McDowell 54 59 53 50 Preston 47 46 50 46 Logan 54 57 53 53 Jackson 48 47 50 46 Taylor 56 55 67 46 Hardy 51 56 50 46 Hampshire 57 60 62 49 Wirt 51 52 54 46 Braxton 58 62 60 51 Randolph 52 57 52 46 Nicholas 59 63 60 54 Cabell 52 52 56 49 Mason 60 67 61 52 Roane 52 57 51 48 Gilmer 61 61 70 51 Monroe 52 59 51 47 Calhoun 53 58 58 42 Clay GRADE 8 . . isbn: 091449814-2 54 58 53 51 Wood WV Historical Education Foundation, The 54 58 58 46 Morgan Mountain State: An Introduction to West 54 55 55 51 Kanawha Virginia 55 54 58 53 Wyoming 58 58 60 54 Average 56 63 56 50 Pleasants 48 49 49 45 Logan 56 59 61 49 Greenbrier 51 55 51 48 Nicholas 56 59 57 51 Berkeley 55 57 57 52 Kanawha 57 56 58 56 Upshur 55 48 60 57 Doddridge 57 59 59 54 Ohio 56 54 59 56 Upshur 57 61 59 52 Marion 56 59 58 52 Hampshire 57 59 56 57 Hancock 57 62 65 45 Summers 58 66 58 51 Wetzel 62 64 63 58 Putnam 58 68 54 52 Ritchie 63 62 62 64 Pendleton 58 55 63 57 Jefferson 64 65 74 54 Marshall 58 57 64 52 Boone 65 64 66 65 Brooke 59 56 63 57 Mineral 59 61 60 57 Harrison GRADE 8 . . isbn: 156733032-0 61 70 57 56 Tyler Appendix: Social Studies Test Scores, by Textbook and School System

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Clairmont, West Virginia : the history of an 50 51 50 49 Fayette American state 53 54 53 51 Taylor 58 59 60 54 Average 53 52 60 47 Pocahontas 50 50 50 51 McDowell 53 56 55 47 Boone 50 51 53 45 Lewis 54 55 63 45 Ritchie 56 57 52 59 Hardy Glencoe, The American Journey 57 57 59 56 Berkeley 55 56 56 54 Average 57 59 59 54 Barbour 48 49 48 48 Calhoun 58 65 59 51 Gilmer 50 47 50 54 Pocahontas 59 61 62 55 Jackson 51 54 49 49 Roane 60 62 61 58 Randolph 57 58 60 54 Kanawha 60 66 61 53 Preston 57 57 55 58 Jackson 61 58 62 63 Tucker 58 59 61 54 Raleigh 61 61 62 60 Pleasants 59 62 60 54 Jefferson 61 61 61 60 Ohio 61 60 64 58 Wirt 61 59 61 62 Jefferson 64 63 69 60 Tyler GRADE 9 . . isbn: 003050673-5 64 62 67 62 Roane Holt, Rinehart, Winston, The American Nation 58 60 60 53 Average GRADE 9 . . isbn: 002822312-8 52 53 54 50 Fayette Glencoe, American History: The Early Years 55 62 60 43 Summers 1877 58 58 61 55 Hancock 57 60 59 53 Average 59 63 57 57 Wetzel 49 51 52 44 Boone 61 58 67 57 Pendleton 50 54 52 44 Barbour 61 65 63 54 Ohio 51 56 52 46 Wayne 53 54 57 48 Nicholas GRADE 9 . . isbn: 013432204-5 54 60 57 46 Preston Prentice Hall, American Nation 55 56 52 57 Taylor 60 63 63 53 Average 55 58 55 53 Morgan 51 56 59 39 Lewis 55 61 54 50 Mingo 56 59 60 50 Mason 56 64 59 46 Webster 57 65 56 49 Wyoming 56 57 58 54 Hampshire 59 59 58 61 Lincoln 56 57 61 50 Gilmer 61 65 63 54 Ohio 57 59 60 52 Randolph 65 63 76 56 Marshall 58 58 63 54 Logan 68 74 66 64 Tyler 58 60 61 54 Harrison 61 59 68 55 Hardy GRADE 10 . . isbn: 002823219-4 61 61 62 59 Grant Glencoe, World History: The Human 62 66 58 62 Upshur Experience 63 65 66 58 Pleasants 54 56 54 50 Average 64 67 64 62 Marion 43 42 48 39 McDowell 68 74 66 64 Tyler 47 54 45 43 Barbour 49 52 50 45 Brooke GRADE 9 . . isbn: 002823218-6 50 51 50 48 Roane Appendix: Social Studies Test Scores, by Textbook and School System

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50 55 48 46 Preston 50 51 52 47 Mason 50 53 47 50 Fayette 51 57 50 46 Wayne 51 52 51 49 Morgan 53 55 52 51 Mineral 54 55 54 52 Wyoming 54 55 55 51 Randolph 54 53 56 52 Jackson 55 64 54 46 Ritchie 55 58 58 50 Jefferson 56 57 56 54 Harrison 57 60 60 51 Berkeley 58 63 61 49 Upshur 58 63 60 51 Hardy 60 58 61 60 Putnam 60 60 60 59 Mingo 66 70 67 61 Wirt

GRADE 10 . . isbn: 003005572-5 Holt, Rinehart, Winston, World History: Continuity and Change 55 55 58 51 Average 51 50 55 49 Logan 51 52 55 47 Greenbrier 55 55 60 51 Monroe 56 57 59 52 Ohio 57 57 59 56 Marion 58 60 60 53 Taylor

GRADE 10 . . isbn: 013803271-8 Prentice Hall, World History: Connections to Today 52 55 53 49 Average 44 49 43 41 Tucker 51 55 51 46 Pocahontas 54 54 53 56 Wood 54 61 53 49 Grant 55 53 59 52 Wetzel 56 57 59 52 Ohio

GRADE 10 . . isbn: 031420561-6 West, World History: The Human Odyssey 52 55 54 48 Average 43 47 48 35 Calhoun 48 55 49 40 Doddridge 49 52 48 47 Nicholas 50 51 52 47 Mason 50 51 49 49 Gilmer 51 51 51 50 Raleigh 51 53 54 45 Braxton 52 55 57 43 Summers 54 57 48 56 Pendleton 54 58 54 49 Lewis 54 58 54 50 Hancock 56 57 67 45 Clay 58 63 60 51 Hardy 63 60 69 61 Pleasants

GRADE 11 . . isbn: 002822154-0 Glencoe, American Odyssey 58 61 58 56 Average 53 55 53 50 Morgan 55 57 54 55 Summers 57 58 56 57 Wyoming 58 58 59 57 Monroe 59 63 59 55 Wetzel 59 66 58 54 Ritchie 63 66 64 60 Jackson 63 66 64 60 Berkeley

GRADE 11 . . isbn: 002822259-8 Glencoe, American Odyssey: The United States in the Twentieth Century 59 60 61 57 Average 48 47 53 44 Preston 50 50 54 47 Gilmer 54 56 55 52 Pocahontas 56 57 56 55 Mineral 57 58 59 55 Hardy 59 59 62 55 Hancock 60 63 61 57 Harrison 61 60 64 60 Jefferson 64 64 65 63 Ohio 66 68 62 68 Tyler 67 67 68 66 Monongalia 68 69 73 63 Wirt

GRADE 11 . . isbn: 002822365-9 Glencoe, American History: The Modern Era Since 1865 58 60 59 55 Average 53 54 54 50 Raleigh 53 57 54 49 Boone 55 57 56 52 Logan 56 58 59 50 Wayne 57 56 65 49 Mingo 58 60 61 52 Nicholas 59 60 61 56 Upshur 60 63 59 58 Randolph 60 62 60 59 Pleasants 68 69 61 74 Clay

GRADE 11 . . isbn: 003050674-3 Holt, Rinehart, Winston, The American Nation in the Twentieth Century 56 60 57 52 Average 51 50 55 48 Calhoun 54 55 54 54 Mason 54 61 52 50 Fayette 55 60 54 50 Tucker 55 57 58 50 Barbour 57 64 52 55 Taylor 60 65 60 54 Greenbrier 63 68 69 52 Pendleton

GRADE 11 . . isbn: 013432345-9 Prentice Hall, America Pathways to the Present: Pathways to the Present 59 61 59 56 Average 54 55 54 54 Mason 54 60 56 46 Lewis 55 54 48 62 McDowell 56 69 58 42 Doddridge 57 55 55 60 Hampshire 59 61 61 55 Wood 59 61 58 58 Marshall 60 62 62 57 Kanawha 61 64 60 59 Lincoln 61 60 64 60 Jefferson 67 70 69 63 Grant

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