1. Science Education in the United States: An International Perspective Oregon Summer Institute August William H. Schmidt Michigan State University

2. Instructional Content Constructs
Curricular Coherence
Curricular Structure
Curricular Focus
Exposure Time (OTL)
Curricular Rigor
Level of Complexity

3. Number of Science Topics Intended by Standards for Each Grade
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4. Yearly Science Instruction Time
4th Grade:
100 hours/year ≈ 33 minutes/day

5. Science Topics Intended by the Top-Achieving TIMSS Countries

6. Science Topics Intended by the Top-Achieving TIMSS Countries (Part 1)

7. Science Topics Intended by the Top-Achieving TIMSS Countries (Part 2)

8. Science Topics Intended by the Top-Achieving TIMSS Countries (Part 3)

9. Science Topics Intended by 22 U.S. States for Grades 1-8

10. Science Topics Intended by 2 U.S. States for Grades 1-8
Michigan
Ohio

11. Science Topics Intended by One U.S. State at Each Grade

12. Science Topics Intended by On U.S. State at Each Grade (continued)

13. Percent of students taking each type of science course in 7th and 8th grade in the U.S. (TIMSS 1995)
Seventh Grade
Eighth Grade
General
29.6
(5.2)
28.4
(3.0)
Physical
4.0
(2.0)
29.2
(4.8)
Life
56.7
(5.3)
7.7
(2.7)
Earth
9.7
(3.7)
34.7
(4.2)

14. LSAY High School Science Course Enrollment

15. Number of Science Courses Offered in 7 Districts

16. Number of Course Patterns for Meeting High School Science Requirement in 7 Districts

17. Diagram of Science Course-Taking Sequences in District F
Physics II
Earth Science 1
Earth Science 2
Biology 1
Biology 2
Physical Science 1
Physical Science 2
Gen. Life Sci. 1
Gen. Life Sci. 2
Anatomy/Physio. 1
Anatomy/Physio. 2
AP Biology 2
Chemistry 1
Chemistry 2
CP Biology 1
CP Biology 2
AP Chemistry 1
AP Chemistry 2
Physics 1
CP Chemistry 1
CP Chemistry 2
Master Research
Master Program
Gen. Sci. 1
Gen. Sci. 2
Gen. Sci. 3
Gen. Sci. 4
AP Biology 1

18. Average Percent Correct on PROM/SE Science Items Types
by Type of High School Science Courses

19. Average Percent Correct on PROM/SE Science Items Types
by Socio-Economic Status

20. Grade International Grade Placement of Curriculum
Content Across Districts
International Grade Placement (IGP)
Grade
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21. Average Percent Correct on 1995 TIMSS Science Items
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22. Average Percent Correct on TIMSS 1995
End-of-Secondary Science Literacy Test
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