| Text table 5-3. | ||
| Trends in the percentage of students at or above benchmark levels of science performance, by age and sex: 1977-96, selected years | ||
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| Years |
Male
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Female
|
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| Age 9 |
Level 200
|
|
|
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| 1977 |
70
|
67
|
| 1982 |
70
|
72
|
| 1986 |
74
|
70
|
| 1990 |
76
|
76
|
| 1992 |
80
|
76
|
| 1994 |
78
|
77
|
| 1996 |
77
|
76
|
|
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| Age 13 |
Level 250
|
|
|
||
| 1977 |
52
|
45
|
| 1982 |
56
|
46
|
| 1986 |
57
|
48
|
| 1990 |
60
|
53
|
| 1992 |
63
|
60
|
| 1994 |
62
|
57
|
| 1996 |
62
|
54
|
|
||
| Age 17 |
Level 300
|
|
|
||
| 1977 |
49
|
35
|
| 1982 |
45
|
30
|
| 1986 |
49
|
34
|
| 1990 |
48
|
39
|
| 1992 |
51
|
42
|
| 1994 |
53
|
42
|
| 1996 |
53
|
44
|
|
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| SOURCE: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). 1997. NAEP 1996 Trends in Academic Progress. NCES 97-985. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement. | ||
| See appendix tables 5-6, 5-7, and 5-8. | ||
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