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| Table 401. | Instructional practices and time spent teaching science in eighth grade, by country: 2003 |
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| Percent of students reported doing the same activity about half the lessons or more | Students' average yearly instructional time in hours | Science instructional time as a percent of total instructional time \1\
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| Watch the| Design or| | | Write explana-|Relate what is| | | | | | | | | |
| teacher| plan an| |Work in small| tions about| being learned| | | | | | | | | |
|demonstrate an| experiment| Conduct an| groups on an| what was| in science| General| | | | | General| | | |
| experiment or| or investi-|experiment or|experiment or|observed and why| to our daily| integrated| Earth| | | | integrated| | | |
Country | investigation| gation|investigation|investigation| it happened| lives| science| science| Chemistry| Biology| Physics| science| Earth science| Chemistry| Biology| Physics
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International average .| 64 (0.2)| 49 (0.2)| 57 (0.3)| 59 (0.3)| 66 (0.2)| 57 (0.2)| 117(0.7)| 55(0.6)| 61(0.8)| 61(0.8)| 68(0.6)| 12 (0.1)| 6 (0.1)| 7 (0.1)| 6 (0.1)| 7 (0.1)
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Australia ................| 54 (1.6)| 49 (1.7)| 60 (2.2)| 68 (2.1)| 75 (1.5)| 42 (1.1)|\2\132(3.6)| --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | 13 (0.4)| --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†)
Bahrain ..................| 83 (0.8)| 63 (0.8)| 64 (0.8)| 66 (1.1)| 68 (0.9)| 64 (0.9)| 119(1.1)| --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | 14 (0.1)| --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†)
Belgium (Flemish) ........| --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) |\2\ 52(3.2)| --- (†) |\2\ 55(3.3)| \2\ 58(2.7)| --- (†) | 5 (0.3)| --- (†) | 6 (0.3)| 6 (0.3)
Botswana .................| 61 (0.9)| 45 (0.8)| 48 (1.0)| 50 (1.1)| 61 (0.9)| 71 (0.8)| ‡ (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | ‡ (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†)
Bulgaria .................| --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) |\3\ 53(2.2)|\3\63(2.9)|\2\ 65(3.2)| \3\ 64(3.3)| --- (†) |\3\ 6 (0.2)|\3\ 8 (0.4)| 8 (0.4)|\3\ 8 (0.4)
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Chile ....................| 57 (1.3)| 56 (1.4)| 54 (1.5)| 61 (1.4)| 69 (1.0)| 62 (0.7)|\3\118(2.2)| --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) |\3\ 11 (0.3)| --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†)
Chinese Taipei ...........|\4\ 48 (1.1)|\4\ 24 (0.9)|\4\ 36 (1.3)|\4\ 37 (1.5)|\4\ 37 (1.1)|\4\ 40 (1.0)| --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | \6\ 134(2.0)| --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) |\6\ 12 (0.2)
Cyprus ...................| --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) |\2\ 53(0.7)|\2\34(1.6)| --- (†) | \2\ 52(0.8)| --- (†) | 6 (0.1)| 4 (0.2)| --- (†) | 6 (0.1)
England ..................| ‡ (†) | ‡ (†) | ‡ (†) | ‡ (†) | ‡ (†) | ‡ (†) | ‡ (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | ‡ (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†)
Egypt ....................| 80 (0.7)| 61 (1.0)| 62 (1.0)| 60 (0.8)| 71 (0.7)| 73 (0.7)| ‡ (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | ‡ (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†)
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Estonia ..................| --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | ‡ (†) | 55(2.9)| 65(3.9)| 80(4.8)| 59(1.8)| ‡ (†) | 5 (0.3)| 6 (0.4)| 8 (0.5)| 6 (0.2)
Ghana ....................| 73 (1.2)| 54 (1.3)| 55 (1.3)| 54 (1.5)| 64 (1.5)| 75 (1.0)| ‡ (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | ‡ (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†)
Hong Kong, SAR\5\.........| 66 (1.2)| 35 (1.0)| 71 (1.5)| 75 (1.2)| 67 (1.2)| 61 (0.8)|\2\103(4.0)| --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | 11 (0.4)| --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†)
Hungary ..................| --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) |\2\ 58(2.5)|\2\59(2.1)|\2\ 61(2.8)| \2\ 57(2.5)| --- (†) | 6 (0.2)| 5 (0.2)| 6 (0.2)| 5 (0.2)
Indonesia ................| --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) |\2\ 93(3.6)| \2\ 93(3.3)| --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | 7 (0.3)| 7 (0.3)
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Iran, Islamic Republic ...| 87 (1.0)| 66 (1.4)| 77 (1.2)| 73 (1.5)| 78 (1.0)| 70 (1.0)|\2\106(3.7)| --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | 11 (0.4)| --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†)
Israel ...................| 73 (1.6)| 56 (1.4)| 63 (1.6)| 52 (1.8)| 76 (1.3)| 56 (1.0)| ‡ (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | ‡ (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†)
Italy ....................| 26 (1.3)| 16 (0.9)| 13 (0.8)| 12 (0.8)| 32 (1.4)| 35 (1.1)|\2\ 69(1.1)| --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | 7 (0.1)| --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†)
Japan ....................| 66 (1.5)| 51 (1.7)| 75 (1.7)| 79 (1.6)| 69 (1.5)| 27 (1.1)|\3\ 99(1.5)| --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) |\3\ 9 (0.1)| --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†)
Jordan ...................| 67 (1.5)| 56 (1.4)| 55 (1.7)| 53 (1.6)| 66 (1.3)| 70 (1.1)| 135(0.8)| --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | 15 (0.2)| --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†)
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Korea, Rep. of ...........| 31 (1.0)| 14 (0.8)| 20 (1.1)| 39 (1.3)| 44 (1.3)| 36 (0.9)|\2\103(2.7)| --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | 9 (0.2)| --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†)
Latvia ...................| --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | ‡ (†) |\2\ 64(4.2)| \2\ 56(4.1)| --- (†) | --- (†) | ‡ (†) | 7 (0.4)| 6 (0.4)
Lebanon ..................| --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | ‡ (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | ‡ (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†)
Lithuania ................| --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) |\3\ 59(0.4)|\3\65(1.2)|\3\ 46(3.5)| \3\ 60(0.8)| --- (†) |\3\ 6 (0.1)|\3\ 6 (0.2)|\3\ 4 (0.4)|\3\ 6 (0.1)
Macedonia ................| --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) |\3\ 53(1.4)|\3\64(2.5)|\3\ 59(2.0)| \3\ 79(1.5)| --- (†) |\3\ 6 (0.2)|\3\ 7 (0.3)|\3\ 7 (0.3)|\3\ 9 (0.2)
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Malaysia .................| 83 (1.1)| 46 (1.3)| 71 (1.7)| 77 (1.3)| 73 (1.0)| 72 (1.0)| 119(1.8)| --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | 12 (0.2)| --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†)
Moldova ................. | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | ‡ (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | ‡ (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†)
Morocco ................. | 82 (1.2)| 62 (1.3)|\3\ 61 (1.2)| 50 (1.3)| 74 (1.0)|\3\ 65 (1.2)| --- (†) |\7\--- (†) |\8\---(†) |\7\ ‡ (†) | \8\ ‡ (†) | --- (†) |\7\--- (†) |\8\ --- (†) |\7\ ‡ (†) |\8\ ‡ (†)
Netherlands ..............| --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) |\2\ 54(1.7)|\8\ (†) |\2\ 58(1.8)|\2,8\ 68(2.4)| --- (†) | 5 (0.1)|\8\ --- (†) | 5 (0.2)|\8\ 6 (0.2)
New Zealand ..............| 60 (2.0)| 50 (2.1)| 56 (2.5)| 66 (2.3)| 73 (1.8)| 45 (1.3)| 132(2.4)| --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | 14 (0.3)| --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†)
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Norway ...................| 40 (1.5)| 34 (1.6)| 49 (2.2)| 49 (2.2)| 56 (1.9)| 31 (0.9)| 92(2.5)| --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | 11 (0.3)| --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†)
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Authority .............| 70 (1.2)| 56 (1.2)| 57 (1.0)| 54 (1.5)| 66 (1.2)| 69 (0.9)|\2\101(1.8)| --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | 11 (0.2)| --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†)
Phillipines\9\ ...........| 74 (0.9)| 58 (1.2)| 57 (1.0)| 62 (1.1)| 72 (1.0)| 76 (0.8)| 202(4.2)| --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | 18 (0.5)| --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†)
Romania ..................| --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) |\3\ 60(1.1)|\3\67(2.4)|\3\ 38(2.6)| \3\ 67(2.4)| --- (†) |\3\ 6 (0.2)|\3\ 7 (0.2)|\3\ 4 (0.3)|\3\ 7 (0.3)
Russian Federation .......| --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) |\3\ 49(0.7)|\3\59(1.2)|\3\ 49(0.8)| \3\ 49(0.9)| --- (†) |\3\ 6 (0.1)|\3\ 7 (0.2)|\3\ 6 (0.1)|\3\ 6 (0.1)
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Saudi Arabia .............| 68 (1.3)| 50 (1.3)| 51 (1.4)| 43 (1.4)| 60 (1.3)| 67 (1.0)|\2\106(1.6)| --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | 11 (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†)
Scotland .................| 69 (1.4)| 54 (1.3)| 74 (1.4)| 81 (1.2)| 83 (1.1)| 47 (1.0)| ‡ (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | ‡ (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†)
Serbia ...................| --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) |\2\ 53(2.2)|\2\61(3.7)|\2\ 53(1.0)| \2\ 56(2.5)| --- (†) | 7 (0.3)| 8 (0.5)| 7 (0.1)| 7 (0.3)
Singapore ................| 49 (0.9)| 31 (0.6)| 55 (1.0)| 57 (0.8)| 68 (0.8)| 58 (0.7)| 107(1.9)| --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | 12 (0.2)| --- (†) | --- (†) | (†) | --- (†)
Slovak Republic ..........| --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) |\3\ 66(3.9)|\3\76(3.8)|\3\ 72(5.2)| \3\ 70(4.5)| --- (†) |\3\ 7 (0.4)|\3\ 8 (0.4)|\3\ 8 (0.5)|\3\ 7 (0.4)
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Slovenia .................| --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | 59(1.1)| 56(0.7)| \3\ 57(0.5)| --- (†) | --- (†) | 6 (0.1)| 5 (0.1)|\3\ 5 (0.1)
South Africa .............| 72 (1.1)| 64 (1.2)| 63 (1.1)| 70 (1.1)| 73 (0.7)| 77 (0.7)| ‡ (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | ‡ (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†)
Sweden ...................| --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) |\3\131(7.6)| --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | 14 (0.8)| --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†)
Tunisia ..................| 79 (0.7)| 65 (1.0)| 69 (1.0)| 55 (1.2)| 73 (0.8)| 54 (0.9)| ‡ (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | ‡ (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†)
United States ............| 57 (1.3)| 48 (1.2)| 55 (1.4)| 65 (1.5)| 65 (1.4)| 51 (0.9)|\2\135(2.2)| --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) |\2\ 13 (0.2)| --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†)
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---Not available. †Not applicable. ‡Reporting standards not met. \1\Computed as the relation of science instructional time to the total instructional time averaged across students. \2\Data are available for at least 50 but less than 70 percent of the students. \3\Data are available for at least 70 but less than 85 percent of the students. \4\Students who reported doing science investigations were asked about natural science; data pertain to grade 8 physics/chemistry courses for these students as well. \5\SAR = Special Administrative Region. \6\Data reported in the physics panel are for grade 8 science and chemistry teachers. \7\Data reported in biology panel are for grade 8 biology/earth science teachers. \8\Data reported in physics panel are for grade 8 physics/chemistry teachers. \9\Students study only biology at grade 8. NOTE: Data are for 8th grade or equivalent in most countries. Standard errors appear in parentheses. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. SOURCE: International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA), Trends In International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 2003, TIMSS 2003 International Science Report, by Michael O. Martin et al. (This table was prepared April 2005.) |
