The Nation's Report Card: 2015 Science Results …...Science coursetaking is increasing at grade 12...
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Science Results Science scores are up in grades 4 & 8 since 2009 150 * 154 Grade 4 Nationwide Score 160 150 140 ‘09 ‘15 Scale Score (0-300) 150 * 154 Grade 8 Nationwide Score 160 150 140 ‘09 ‘11 ‘15 Scale Score (0-300) 150 150 Grade 12 Nationwide Score 160 150 140 ‘09 ‘15 Scale Score (0-300) *Significantly different (p < .05) from 2015 152 * Percentage of students at or above Proficient in 2015 38% Grade 4 34% Grade 8 22% Grade 12 Jurisdictions that are making progress since 2009 Jurisdictions score gains greater than the nation’s Grade 4 Arizona +11 Tennessee +8 Georgia +8 DoDEA +7 Nation (public) +4 Grade 8 Utah +9 Tennessee +9 Nevada +7 Nation (public) +4 Nationwide score changes in grades 4 & 8 since 2009 AK MT WA ND MN WI ID WY SD IA IL OR NV CO NE MO CA UT NM KS AR IN OH PA NJ CT KY WV VA MD DE TN NC SC AZ TX HI OK LA MS AL GA FL DS DC NY MA RI VT NH MI ME Score increase in both grades Score increase in Grade 8 only Score increase in Grade 4 only Score decrease in Grade 4 only No data/ not applicable No significant score change NOTE: Trend data not available for Alaska, Colorado, the District of Columbia, Kansas, Louisiana, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, and Vermont due to lack of participation in either 2009 or 2015. DS = Department of Defense Education Activity.
Transcript of The Nation's Report Card: 2015 Science Results …...Science coursetaking is increasing at grade 12...
Science Results
Science scores are up in grades 4 & 8 since 2009
150*
154
Grade 4 Nationwide Score
160
150
140
‘09 ‘15
Scal
e Sc
ore
(0-3
00)
150*
154
Grade 8 Nationwide Score
160
150
140
‘09 ‘11 ‘15
Scal
e Sc
ore
(0-3
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150 150
Grade 12 Nationwide Score
160
150
140
‘09 ‘15
Scal
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(0-3
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*Significantly different (p < .05) from 2015152*
Percentage of students at or above Proficient in 2015
38%Grade 4
34%Grade 8
22%Grade 12
Jurisdictions that are making progress since 2009
Jurisdictions score gainsgreater than the nation’s
Grade 4
Arizona +11
Tennessee +8
Georgia +8
DoDEA +7
Nation (public) +4
Grade 8
Utah +9
Tennessee +9
Nevada +7
Nation (public) +4
Nationwide score changes in grades 4 & 8 since 2009
AK
MTWA ND MN WI
ID WY SD IA IL
OR NV CO NE MO
CA UT NM KS AR
IN OH PA NJ CT
KY WV VA MD DE
TN NC SC
AZ
TXHI
OK LA MS AL GA
FL DS
DC
NY MA RI
VT NH
MI
MEScore increasein both grades
Score increasein Grade 8 only
Score increasein Grade 4 only
Score decreasein Grade 4 only
No data/not applicable
No significantscore change
NOTE: Trend data not available for Alaska, Colorado, the District of Columbia, Kansas, Louisiana, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, and Vermont due to lack of participation in either 2009 or 2015. DS = Department of Defense Education Activity.
Achievement gaps
Racial/Ethnic gaps are narrowing in grades 4 & 8 since 2009
120
163*
32*27
131*
Grade 4 White-Hispanic Score Gap
‘09 ‘15
170
160
150
140
130 139
166
Scal
e Sc
ore
(0-3
00)
120
Grade 8 White-Hispanic Score Gap
162* 163*
132*
137*
‘09 ‘11 ‘15
170
160
150
140
130140
166
30* 27 26
Scal
e Sc
ore
(0-3
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120
Grade 12 White-Hispanic Score Gap
‘09 ‘15
170
160
150
140
130
159
134 136
160
25 24
Scal
e Sc
ore
(0-3
00)
120
170
160
150
140
130
Grade 12 White-Black Score Gap
159
125 125
160
34 36Scal
e Sc
ore
(0-3
00)
‘09 ‘15
170
160
150
140
130
120
Grade 8 White-Black Score Gap
162* 163*
126*129*
132
166
36* 35 34
Scal
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(0-3
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‘09 ‘11 ‘15
170
160
150
140
130
‘09 ‘15
120
163*
36*33
127*
Grade 4 White-Black Score Gap
133
166
Scal
e Sc
ore
(0-3
00)
*Significantly different (p < .05) from 2015 NOTE: Gaps are calculated based on the differences between unrounded numbers.
Male-female gap is narrowing at grade 8 since 2011
GRADE 42009 2015
GRADE 82011 20152009
GRADE 122009 2015
1Point Gap
4Point Gap
5Point Gap
3Point Gap
6Point Gap
5Point Gap
*
*Significantly different (p < .05) from 2015
Science coursetaking is increasing at grade 12
In 2015, the percentage of 12th-graders taking a science course has increased from 53% in 2009 to 57%. The percentage of 12th-graders taking courses in Biology, Chemistry, and Physics since 8th grade has also increased, from 34% in 2009 to 41%.
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White Black Hispanic
No gap
