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Table S-16-5. Standard errors for trends in 10th and 90th percentile science scores of U.S. 4th- and 8th-grade students: Various years 1995-2007
Percentile 1995   1999   2003   2007
4th grade              
10th 5.3     3.4   4.3
90th 4.0     3.1   2.8
               
8th grade              
10th 9.8   6.9   5.2   3.5
90th 4.3   4.7   3.5   2.6
† Not applicable.
SOURCE: International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA), Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), 1995, 1999, 2003, and 2007.
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