The Nation’s Report Card Science 2000
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
Features of the 2000 Science Assessment
Content of the 2000 Science Assessment
Results Reported from the 2000 Science Assessment
National Scale Score Results Across Years Significantly different from SOURCE: National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1996 and 2000 Science Assessments.
National Scale Score Percentiles Across Years Significantly different from SOURCE: National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1996 and 2000 Science Assessments.
National Achievement Level Results Across Years: Grade 4 NOTE: Percentages within each science achievement level range may not add to 100, or to the exact percentages at or above achievement levels, due to rounding. SOURCE: National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1996 and 2000 Science Assessments.
National Achievement Level Results Across Years: Grade 8 Significantly different from NOTE: Percentages within each science achievement level range may not add to 100, or to the exact percentages at or above achievement levels, due to rounding. SOURCE: National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1996 and 2000 Science Assessments.
National Achievement Level Results Across Years: Grade 12 Significantly different from NOTE: Percentages within each science achievement level range may not add to 100, or to the exact percentages at or above achievement levels, due to rounding. SOURCE: National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1996 and 2000 Science Assessments.
Average Scale Scores Across Years by Gender Significantly different from SOURCE: National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1996 and 2000 Science Assessments.
Gender Gaps in Average Scale Scores Across Years Significantly different from SOURCE: National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1996 and 2000 Science Assessments.
Average Scale Scores Across Years by Race/Ethnicity Significantly different from SOURCE: National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1996 and 2000 Science Assessments.
Racial/Ethnic Gaps in Average Scale Scores Across Years SOURCE: National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1996 and 2000 Science Assessments.
Central Region Shows A Decline (map): Grade 12 SOURCE: National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1996 and 2000 Science Assessments.
Central Region Shows A Decline: Grade 12
State vs. National Average Score, Grade 4 Public Schools: 2000 SOURCE: National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2000 Science Assessment.
State vs. National Average Score, Grade 8 Public Schools: 2000 SOURCE: National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2000 Science Assessment.
Statistically significant difference between average scores. SOURCE: National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2000 Science Assessment. Average Scores by Teachers’ Undergraduate Major, Grades 4 and 8: 2000
Average Scores by Current Science Course, Grade 8: 2000 Statistically significant difference between average scores. SOURCE: National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2000 Science Assessment.
Statistically significant difference between average scores. SOURCE: National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2000 Science Assessment. Average Scores by Enrollment Since Eighth-Grade in Science Courses, Grade 12: 2000
Average Scores by Type of Computer Use, Grades 4 and 8: 2000 Statistically significant difference between average scores. SOURCE: National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2000 Science Assessment.
Average Scores by Types of Computer Use, Students Taking Science Courses, Grade 12: 2000 Statistically significant difference between average scores. SOURCE: National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2000 Science Assessment.
Average Science Scale Scores by Students’ Reports on Use of the Internet at Home, Grades 4, 8, and 12: 2000 Statistically significant difference between average scores. SOURCE: National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2000 Science Assessment.
Average Science Scale Scores by Amount of Time Students Reported Watching Television/Videos, Grades 4, 8, and 12: 2000 Statistically significant difference between average scores. SOURCE: National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2000 Science Assessment.
Becoming A More Inclusive National Assessment
Comparison of Overall National Results in Two NAEP Samples Statistically significant difference between average scores. SOURCE: National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1996 and 2000 Science Assessments.
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