ED300265 SE050111
Title: The
Science Report Card: Elements of Risk and Recovery. Trends and Achievement
Based on the 1986 National Assessment.
Author(s): Mullis, Ina V. S.; Jenkins, Lynn B.
Author Affiliation: Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ.
Center for the Assessment of Educational Progress.(BBB25231)
Pages: 154
Publication Date: September 1988
Notes: Drawings may not reproduce well.
Sponsoring Agency: Office of Educational Research and Improvement
(ED), Washington, DC. (EDD00036)
Contract No: NIE-G-83-0011
Report No: ETS-17-S-01
ISBN: 0-88685-076-2
Available from: EDRS Price MF01 Plus Postage. PC Not Available from
EDRS.
Availability: National Assessment of Educational Progress, Educational
Testing Service, Rosedale Rd., Princeton, NJ 08541-0001.
Language: English
Document Type: Reports--Descriptive (141); Reports--Research (143)
Geographic Source: U.S.; New Jersey
Journal Announcement: RIEMAR1989
Target Audience: Policymakers; Administrators; Teachers; Practitioners
Evidence from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) and other sources suggests that both the content and structure of our school science curricula are generally incongruent with the ideals of the scientific enterprise. By neglecting the kinds of instructional activities that make purposeful connections between the study and practice of science, educators fail to help students understand the true spirit of science. The results from the NAEPs 1986 science assessment indicate recent improvements at all three age levels assessed. This document presents the results of the 1986 assessment. Data are presented as trends in average proficiency; levels of proficiency for the nation and demographic subgroups; the context for learning; the relationship between course taking and proficiency; teacher qualifications and classroom practices; experiential, home and attitudinal factors associated with science learning; independent learning experiences, parental and educational support; and student views of science learning. Appendices include discussions of procedures and data tables. (CW)
Descriptors:
*Academic Achievement; *Educational Assessment; *Elementary School
Science; Elementary Secondary Education; Females; Minority Groups;
*National Surveys; Parent School Relationship; Science Education;
*Secondary School Science; *Student Attitudes; Surveys; Teacher
Qualifications; Teaching Methods
Identifiers: National Assessment of Educational Progress; Science
Education Research
