| Table O-11 |
| Changes in science performance of students in grades 4, 8, and 12, by student characteristics and other factors: 1996–2005 and 2000–05 |
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Grade 4 |
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Grade 8 |
|
Grade 12 |
| Student characteristic |
|
1996–2005 |
|
2000–05 |
|
1996–2005 |
|
2000–05 |
|
1996–2005 |
|
2000–05 |
| |
| Average score |
| Total |
|
▲ |
|
▲ |
|
● |
|
● |
|
▼ |
|
● |
| Sex |
| Male |
|
▲ |
|
▲ |
|
● |
|
● |
|
▼ |
|
● |
| Female |
|
● |
|
▲ |
|
● |
|
● |
|
▼ |
|
● |
| Race/ethnicity |
| White, non-Hispanic |
|
▲ |
|
▲ |
|
● |
|
● |
|
● |
|
● |
| Black, non-Hispanic |
|
▲ |
|
▲ |
|
▲ |
|
● |
|
● |
|
● |
| Hispanic |
|
▲ |
|
▲ |
|
● |
|
● |
|
● |
|
● |
| Asian/Pacific Islandera |
|
▲ |
|
NA |
|
● |
|
● |
|
● |
|
● |
| American Indian/Alaska Native |
|
● |
|
● |
|
▼ |
|
▼ |
|
● |
|
● |
| Percentile scoresb |
| 10th |
|
▲ |
|
▲ |
|
● |
|
● |
|
▼ |
|
● |
| 25th |
|
▲ |
|
▲ |
|
● |
|
● |
|
▼ |
|
● |
| 50th |
|
▲ |
|
▲ |
|
● |
|
● |
|
● |
|
● |
| 75th |
|
● |
|
● |
|
● |
|
● |
|
▼ |
|
● |
| 90th |
|
● |
|
● |
|
● |
|
● |
|
▼ |
|
● |
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▲ = increase; ● = no change; ▼ = decrease (based on t-tests using unrounded numbers); NA = not available
aNational Center for Education Statistics (NCES) did not publish 2000 science scores for grade 4 Asians/Pacific Islanders because of accuracy and precision concerns.
bPercentage of students whose scores fell below a particular score, e.g., 75% of students had scores <75th percentile.
SOURCES: NCES, The Nation's Report Card: Mathematics 2005, NCES 2006-453 (2006); National Assessment of Educational Progress,1996, 2000, and 2005 science assessments; and National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resources Statistics, special tabulations. See appendix table 1-7. Science and Engineering Indicators 2008 |
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