Trends in NAEP Mathematics and Science Test Achievement
Trends in NAEP Mathematics and Science Test Achievement
Average Proficiency Scores
Average mathematics proficiency scores (See appendix table 1-9.) for 9-year-old students experienced
significant gains since the early 1970s. Scores for 9-year-old students remained stable in the 1970s and increased significantly (11 points) between 1982 and 1990. Scores for 13-year-olds improved slightly
after 1978 to surpass the 1973 level; scores for 17-year-olds decreased between 1973 and 1982, and then by 1990, regained the ground they had lost.
Average proficiency scores in science (See appendix table 1-9.) fell in the 1970s, then began to rise after 1977 for students at ages 9 and 13. By 1990, the average scores of students in both
of these age groups had returned to their 1970 levels. Scores for students at age 17 continued to drop until 1982-a 22-point drop over the period-then regained some ground. Their scores in 1990 remained still significantly below the 1970 level (15
points).
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