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Table 2 Percentage of teachers by grade(s) taught in the previous year, subject(s) taught daily in previous year, and mean years teaching each subject

From: Elementary teachers’ attitudes and beliefs about spatial thinking and mathematics

Grade(s) taught

Daily teaching of subject(s)

Mean years teaching subject(s)

Kindergarten

18.1%

Language arts

72.3%

Language arts

12.69

1st grade

32.9%

Social studies

29.5%

Social studies

11.88

2nd grade

30.6%

Mathematics

74.0%

Mathematics

12.39

3rd grade

32.4%

Science

28.9%

Science

11.57

4th grade

38.7%

Foreign languages

3.5%

Foreign languages

1.28

5th grade

32.9%

Art

5.2%

Art

3.31

6th grade

17.9%

Music

4.6%

Music

2.99

Administration

6.9%

Physical education

5.8%

Physical education

2.41

  1. Note: Percentages sum to > 100% because teachers taught multiple grades and subjects