Average science scale scores by teacher's undergraduate major, grades 4 and 8 (public and nonpublic schools combined): 2000

NOTE: Results are based on administration procedures that did not permit accommodations.
SOURCE: National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2000 Science Assessment.

Major Findings

• At grade 4, there was no statistically significant relationship between student performance and teacher's undergraduate major.
• At grade 8, students whose teachers majored in science education scored higher, on average, than students whose teachers did not.

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Last updated 16 November 2001 (CLH)